Volney Ashford attended and graduated from Marshall High School in 1927, Missouri Valley College in 1931, and the University of Missouri–Kansas City in 1949. Ashford returned to Missouri Valley College in 1937 as Chairman of the Department of Physical Education and Head Football Coach from 1937 to 1971, moving into the Vice-President of Development position… Read more »
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Team: University of Missouri-Kansas City
Dr. Matthew Matava
You look at the resume and see all the years he has provided medical care for St. Louis’ premier NCAA Division III athletics department and the city’s National Hockey League and National Football League franchises and come to a conclusion. That is, that Dr. Matthew Matava planned this from the start. Not exactly. “I played… Read more »
Bill Ross
As an athlete at the University of Missouri, Ross excelled in both basketball and baseball. Following graduation, and after a successful tenure as a high school basketball coach, Bill became instrumental in the development and implementation of the Intercollegiate Athletics program at UMKC. In the development of the program, he began the men’s and women’s… Read more »
Michael Watson
Thanks to Bo Jackson (MSHOF 2005), the basketball world almost never knew about Michael Watson. Watson admits that football and baseball, not basketball, were his first sports loves growing up in Kansas City. And the multi-talented Jackson was the reason why. “Bo knows football, right?” Watson asked playfully. “I love football simply because you can… Read more »