Athletic Hall of Fame

2025 Hall of Fame

Fred Bridgewater ’73, Track

Larry Manz ’77, Basketball

1973-74 Men’s Basketball Teaml

Nominations for the Hall of Fame Awards should use this form for nominations. Please download the form below and mail to TCAA, P.O. Box 111, Tarkio, MO 64491, by March 15, 2026. You are welcome to attach additional pages.

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

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

1940 NAIB Team from Alumni Weekend, June 2000

Jim Arneal, Lloyd Martin, George Lewis

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 “Chip” 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 _______________________________________________________________________________ 2022 Bruce Barnett, ’74, Track Nathaniel Gilbert, ’74, Baseball Walter Knox, ’74, Track ________________________________________________________________________________ 2023 John D. Terry ll ’74 Football Paul E. Fell ’75 Basketball, ’74 and ’75 Track Troy Wren’ ’91 Track, Cross Country Francisco X. Acosta ’90 Baseball ______________________________________________________________________________ 2024 1970 Men’s Basketball Team and Coaches (honoraries) ______________________________________________________________________________ 2025 Fred Bridgewater ’73. Track Larry Manz ’77, Basketball 1973-74 Men’s Basketball Team

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