2023 Hall of Fame

John D. Terry ll ’74 Football

Paul E. Fell ’75 Basketball

Troy  Wren’ '91  Track, Cross Country

Francisco X. Acosta ’90 Baseball


Chiefs Alumni Weekend---October 13, 2013---OUR Al Reynolds '60

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Nominations for the Hall of Fame Awards MUST use this form for any nominations received after August 29, 2013.  Please download the form below and mail to TCAA, P.O. Box 111, Tarkio, MO 64491.  You are welcome to attach additional pages.


Athletic Hall of Fame Nomination Form 


Nominations must be postmarked by March 15 of each year


When making your nominations for these honors, please consider the following requirements which the selection committee also uses:

 

Individual

  • outstanding athletic career at Tarkio College 
  • career in athletics inspired by Tarkio College 
  • All-American
  • All District
  • All Conference 
  • number of athletic letters received at Tarkio College 
  • four (4) year student at TC 
  • graduated from TC
  • met acceptable academic standards
  • high academic standing as a student athlete
  • special awards after Tarkio College Career
  • accomplishments after leaving Tarkio College

Honorary

Honorary members must have been a coach at TC; or a non-four year or satellite graduate of Tarkio College.

If a coach the following will be considered:

  • overall win-loss record
  • all sports conference titles
  • district titles
  • playoffs
  • all sports 
  • number of All-Americans or All-Conference players on team 
  • career contribution inspired by TC 
  • team statistical leaders, conference, national district
  • overall contribution after leaving Tarkio College 
  • special awards at TC and after Tarkio College 
  • career accomplishments after leaving Tarkio college 

Teams 

  • team statistical leaders 
  • number or All-Conference players on the team 
  • number of All-Americans on the team
  • conference titles 
  • district titles 
  • team members who are outstanding supporters of TC
  • Athletics playoffs 
  • team highlights
  • special awards
  • special accomplishments of the team while at Tarkio College

Basketball1940

1940 NAIB Basketball Champions

Seated L-R: George Crawford, Raymond Mitchell, Coach Newton P. Pyle, Melford Waits, John Rankin

Standing L-R: Marshall Ivy, George Lewis, Paul McPherson, Hobart Lewis, Lloyd Martin, James Arneal,          Charles Warnstaff

 

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1940 NAIB Team from Alumni Weekend, June 2000

Jim Arneal, Lloyd Martin, George Lewis 

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Class of 1987, Charter Members Alumni Hall of Fame

Front Row: Mrs. Beatrice McPherson, Mrs. Beverly Warnstaff-Gerdes, Marshall Ivy, Newton P. Kyle,   Raymond F. Mitchell

Second Row: Allen Reynolds, George Lewis, Wallace Dinsmore, Lloyd Martin, James Arneal, Hobart Lewis, Mel Waits, Dr. E.L. Niedermeyer

Back Row: Jack Rankin



1987

Dr. E. Niedermeyer (honorary) TC Teams Physician 30 years     
D. Wallace Dinsmore - Football, Track, MCAU Record Holder     
Allen F. Reynolds - Football, 8 year career Kansas City Chiefs 

 

National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball, 1940 Championship Team

 

Melford D. Waits - Captain, 1st Team All- America

 

James Arneal - Forward

George Crawford - Guard

 

George Lewis - Forward

Hobart Lewis - Center

 

Lloyd Martin - Center

Paul McPherson - Guard

 

Raymond Mitchell - Guard

John Rankin - Guard

 

Charles Warnstaff - Forward

Marshall G. Ivy - Manager

 

Newton P. Kyie - Coach


1988

Frank B. Withrow, Sr. - Midwests's Top Field Goal Drop Kicker.     
Catcher for Philadelphia Phillies

 

Lee H. Padget - TC Track Record Holder in 4 Events

 

Phil Homeratha - Football, MVP, All-"Everything" + 13 Letters

 

Dean C. Curnutt (honorary) - Athletic Booster Extrordinaire


1989

Edward A. Wood - State Record Holder Mile & 2 mile, 3 years
Carl L. Wilson - MCAU Pole Vault Champion 4 years, High Point Man at MCAU Track Meet his junior year
Robert A. Bacon - Football and Track Great, 1st NAIA Track qualifier  from Tarkio College
R. W. George (honorary) - Tennis coach and Athletic Booster

 

 


1990

Ralph Ginn - TC Football, All-State, TC Coach, Head Coach South     
Dakota State University

 

Phillip Henn - TC Track star, Decathlon Champion, Masters Track Meet

 

Harold Offenbacker - TC Track Records in shot put, javelin, high     
jump, official for football and baskeball after graduation from TC

 

George Phelps - NAIA Qualifier in 100, 220, 440

 

Gerald "Gabe" Shineman - Basketball 4-year scoring record

 

Donna Schroer Williams - All-time leading basketball scorer in '79,     
Missouri Scholar Athlete of the Year '79

 

Robert L. Lade (honorary) - Member undefeated Peru State Football     
Team 2 years, recruited by the Baltimore Colts, outstanding TC     
football and track coach


1995

Jean George Wheatley - Numerous Wyoming State tennis titles, thirty year career in teaching, coaching and Athletic Administration, pioneer in women's athletics in NJCAA

 

G. Joseph Stevenson - Missouri State tennis titles/singles and  doubles

 

Wayne Winstead - Coaching

 

Alvah C. (Crook) Nuckolls - Coaching


1996

Dave Palmeiro - Coaching

 

Stephen "Tony" Gaines - Basketballl and Coaching

 

Roy "Pete" McIntosh - Basketball

 

Crystal Clement - Honorary


1997

F. Wyatt Huston '29 - Football and Track

 

Ralph Bennett '36 - Track

 

William W. "Willie" Mier '50 - Basketball, Track, Tennis

 

Steven B. Curran '87 - Track, All American


1998

1975-76 Women's Basketball Team 
Gary Bussard - Coach
  
Mary Jo Collins  
Sandra Langston  
Michelle Roach  
Laurie Smith  
Connie Cook Dyson  
Marna Erickson Brown  
Cherry Farel Wright  
Vivian Frazee Cash  
Linda Grumley  
Deb Kahler  
Diane Morley Lade  
Donna Schroer Williams  
Maralee Sweeton Dinsdale
R.K. Martin '27 - Basketball, Track, Cross-Country Coach
George Henry '75 - Track, Cross-Country
Becky Confer-Lade '82 - Basketball

 

 

 

 


1999

Paul Gilbert (Honorary) Football Coach
Richard Marchand '63 Basketball
Starley Carr '64 Basketball   
Jim C. Taylor '64 - Football


2000

Lawrence "Skip" Shear '67 (Honorary) Coaching, Basketball 
Jack Fisher '61 Football, Coaching 
Dr. Robert Patton '61 Football 
William Fox '64 Wrestling, Track, Coaching 
Dr. James Curry '68 Basketball


2001

Frank Jacob Mertz '38 Track and Football
Carl D. Davis '55 Basketball
Shirley Kerr Bacon '56 Basketball
Roger Wylie '70 Football and Coaching
John Robert "Skip" Sherman '80 Football and Coaching


2002

Dr. W. Robert Dodge '53 - Basketball
Phil Hummel '55 - Football, Track, Coaching 
Dale Graham ''71- Football


2003

Bill Galbraith '58 - Track, Cross Country, Coaching
Lawrence L. Pattee '57 - Football, Track, Basketball
Maxon Dougherty '57 - Football, Basketball, Coaching
Doyle Slayton - (Former Coach at TC) Honorary Member


2004

John Gregory '57 - Basketball, Football, and Track 
Tim Powers '86 - Soccer 
Jaime Gongora '87 - Basketball and Coaching 
George Barnett (Honorary)


2005

Dwight Pickering '75 - Track, Cross-country, coaching
Randy Crudup '79 - Football, Martial Arts
Chris Meystrik - '91 Soccer


2006

Gordon Collins '57 - Basketball and Track
Paul Osborne '60 - Football and Coaching
Willie Foster '79 - Football


2007

Doug Grandstaff  '60 (Deceased)-- Football
 Jon Wiemann '57  - Football, Basketball, Track 
 Chris Stauch '49   (Deceased) -  Football, Basketball, Track 

 Honorary Dr. Wayne Davidson- Basketball coach 1965-1973


2008

Dennis Howard '70 - Basketball
Marv Schlatter '71 - Basketball, coaching
 


2009

Timothy Thomas '71, Track
Charlie Parker '73, Basketball
James "Crop" Martin '74, Basketball


2010

Bill Elam '60, Track, Basketball, Cross-country, Football
Thomas Kaczor '66, Basketball
Bill Slaughter '70, Basketball, Track, Cross-country


2011

Del Morley '74, Football, Basketball, and Track
Ben McClain III '79, Football


2012

Vince Else '58, Track, Cross-country, Coaching
Brad Smith (Honorary) 


2013

DeOne Sederburg '87 (deceased)
Bob Hull '91
Carroll Hayden '63


2014

George Henry '64, football, track
Lou Vircillo '70, football, coaching


2015

George McVicker '61 - Football, Basketball, Track, Coaching
Joe Carlisi '65 (deceased) - Football, Coaching
Doug McVicker '66 - Football, Track, coaching


2017

Bruce Gilbert, '75 - Track and Field
Marcus Browder, '88 - Track and Field
Ronald Pratt, '89 - Coaching


2018

1967 Football Team


2019

1985 Women's Softball Team

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2020-21  Esther Taggart Kremer '85, Softball and Basketball

                1972-73 Men's Basketball Team

                1976 Women's Softball Team

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2022       Bruce Barnett, '74, Track

                 Nathaniel Gilbert, '74, Baseball

                 Walter Knox, '74, Track

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  2023     John D. Terry ll ’74 Football

                Paul E. Fell ’75 Basketball

                Troy  Wren’ '91  Track, Cross Country

                Francisco X. Acosta ’90 Baseball

     
 

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