This St. Louis native went from Roosevelt High School to become a track star at the University of Missouri from 1946-1949. Ault won the Big 6 220-yard low hurdles in 1946 and 1947, then the Big 7 title in the same event in 1948 and 1949. He was also the conference champion in the 440-yard dash in… Read more »
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Jim Ball
A native of Camdenton, Jim Ball was a three-year basketball letterman at Missouri State University from 1941 through 1943 and he was one of the numerous Bruin athletes whose playing career was interrupted by World War II. The SMS center, Ball led the 1942 SMS team in scoring with 222 points as the Bears won… Read more »
Jerry Buescher
Jerry Buescher began his journey to the 800-win mark during the 1960’s in Vandalia, Mo. Before that, he played basketball in college for northeast Missouri native Cotton Fitzsimmons at Moberly Area Community College. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from Lincoln University and earned a master’s at the University of Missouri. Buescher has won 12… Read more »
Bill Callahan
Bill came from Rhode Island to study journalism at the University of Missouri in the mid-1940’s. He never went home, carving out an amazing career as Mizzou’s Sports Information Director (SID) from 1947-1986. He promoted an air of neutrality and integrity in the Missouri press box. He was elected into the SID Hall of Fame… Read more »
“Buss” Carr
E.E. “Bus” Carr, a lifetime resident of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, was one of the early members of the Letter Club, an announcer for radio station KWOC who was inducted into the Poplar Bluff Sports Hall of Fame and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Carr was a World War II veteran, attaining the rank of… Read more »
Alberta Lee Cox
Alberta Lee Cox, a 1949 graduate of Raytown High School, was a standout player and coach in basketball. Her playing experience spanned 20 years as a member of the National AAU team, participating in tournaments that ranked fifth or better in the nation, and in two World Tournaments in 1957 and 1964. She was a… Read more »
Dave Dorr
Dave Dorr’s contribution to basketball in Missouri was most significant during the 1970s and 1980s when the college game was enjoying its explosive growth. In 1991, he was only the second to be inducted into the writers wing of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. Dorr is a member of the United States… Read more »
John Furla
The 1904 Olympic Games were held in St. Louis in conjunction with the World’s Fair. Furla, a Greek immigrant, represented the United States in the Marathon. It was blistering hot day, and only 14 of the 31 runners finished the race with Furla finishing 13th. It is said he might have won the race except… Read more »
Harry Ice
Ice was a record setting halfback for the University of Missouri Tigers football team, and a long-time member of the Tigers’ Athletic Department. Harry Ice grew up in Kansas City and attended Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Missouri from 1936 to 1939. At Wentworth, he was on the football, basketball, track, and baseball teams, captaining… Read more »
Stan Isle
The Stanberry native returned from a tour of duty in World War II to become sports editor of the Moberly Monitor-Index from 1946-1961. He helped to form and nurture the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, even serving as the Hall’s Executive Director for a time. He joined the staff of St. Louis-based “The Sporting News”… Read more »
Jim Kekeris
At 290 pounds, “Jumbo” Jim Kekeris was used as a tackle, fullback and place-kicker by Coaches Don Faurot and Chauncey Simpson from 1943-46. A St Louis native, Kekeris earned all-Big Six Conference honors three times, and was a second-team all-American as a senior. He played in the East-West Shrine game and College All-Star game. He… Read more »
Bob Pettit
Considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Bob Pettit played 11 seasons in the NBA, all with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954-1965). He was the first recipient of the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award. He also won the NBA All-Star Game MVP award four times, a feat matched only by Kobe Bryant. He… Read more »
Carl Ritter
Carl Ritter is the all-time leading scorer in Southeast Missouri State University basketball history with 1,916 points. A member of the Missouri Basketball Hall of Fame, Ritter was an All-American who had his number 32 retired in 1994. Ritter’s jersey number is the only retired number in Southeast Missouri State University men’s basketball history.
Jack Roberts
Jack Roberts, a Drury standout in the sport of basketball, is the first Drury athlete to be inducted into the Drury Hall of Fame not only for his athletic success while at Drury, but also for his contributions to society after his graduation from Drury. Jack graduated from Drury on May 30, 1949 following a… Read more »
Walt Schoenke
Walt Schoenke was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 as a sports contributor. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1941 and served four years as a crew chief on the F-86 Fighter Sabre Jet. After his military career, Schoenke eventually joined the Monsanto Company as a national sales manager for… Read more »