2011 Hall of Fame Selected

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

Nominations for the 2012 Athletic Hall of Fame should be mailed to our post office box or email address by February 15, 2012.

Nominations for the Hall of Fame Awards MUST use this form for any nominations received after August 29, 2011.  Please download the form below and mail to TCAA, P.O. Box 111, Tarkio, MO 64491.  You are welcome to attach additional pages.

Nomination Form in Word Format

Nomination Form in PDF Format
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 to R:  George Crawford, Raymond Mitchell, Coach Newton P. Kyle, Melford Waits, John Rankin   Standing  L to R:  Marshall Ivy, George Lewis, Paul McPherson, Hobart Lewis, Lloyd Martin, James Arneal, Charles Warnstaff
1940 NAIB Team

Jim Arneal, Lloyd Martin, George Lewis -- Mel Waits and Hobart Lewis (not pictured)

(Picture from Alumni Weekend- June 2000)
Class of 1987
(Charter Members)

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
  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