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MISSOURI
SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES Missouri
Sports Hall of Fame - February 12, 2006 Springfield,
Missouri
William Jewell College is proud to announce
the induction of Norris Patterson and Bill
Snyder in to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
on Sunday, February 12, 2006. We invite you
to join us for this historic event in Springfield,
Missouri!
Events Schedule for Sunday, February 12
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Noon
- 2:00 p.m. |
Opening
Reception |
Missouri
Sports Hall of Fame |
3:30
- 5:00 p.m. |
William
Jewell College Reception |
University
Plaza Hotel and Convention Center |
5:00
- 6:00 p.m. |
Evening
Reception |
University
Plaza Hotel and Convention Center |
6:00
- 9:00 p.m. |
Dinner
and Awards Ceremony |
University
Plaza Hotel and Convention Center |
William
Jewell has several tables reserved for the
dinner and awards ceremony. If you are interested
in reserving seats, contact Gail Stewart at
(816) 415-5961. Tickets for the event are
$150 per person. Space is still available
but reservations for the dinner made through
the WJC Athletic Office close on Friday, February
10. Contact Gail Stewart for more information.
If you are unable to attend the dinner and
awards ceremony, consider visiting with fellow
Jewell alumni and friends at a reception at
the University Plaza Hotel from 3:30 - 5:00
p.m. (There is no charge.)
If you are planning to stay overnight, hotel
arrangements can be made through the University
Plaza Hotel and Convention Center for $92.00
per night plus tax.
The biographies below highlight the careers
of two impressive Cardinals. Consider joining
us to show your support of these two legends.
Dr. Norris Patterson
After spending four years as a high school
football coach and posting an overall record
of 34-3-1, Dr. Norris Patterson moved
up to the college ranks to take the reigns
of the William Jewell College Cardinals in
1950. He spent 18 years at Jewell, amassing
an impressive 134-33-10 record. Under his
leadership, the Cardinals won 13 conference
titles and finished as runner-up five times.
The late Dr. Patterson is a member of the
NAIA, NACDA Athletic Directors, Missouri Valley
College, and William Jewell College Halls
of Fame. The Cardinal football field, Patterson
Field, is named in his honor. Dr. Patterson
died in 2000.
Bill Snyder '62
St. Joseph native Bill Snyder was hired
in 1988 to turn around the losingest program
in major college football history - the only
program with 500 losses - the Kansas State
University Wildcats. Seventeen years later
Coach Snyder, with 136 wins, became K-State's
all-time winningest football coach and led
the Wildcats to 11 consecutive bowl game appearances.
Snyder's impressive resume includes being
named Coach of the Year by the Associated
Press, ESPN and CNN, Big Eight Coach of the
Year in 1990, 1991 and 1993, and Big 12 Coach
of the Year in 1998 and 2002. Snyder was a
standout football player at William Jewell
College and played for Dr. Patterson.
HOLLEY NABS 700th
CAREER WIN
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William
Jewell College's Larry Holley became
a member of an elite club as he notched
his 700th career basketball coaching
victory January 3 with an 83-57 win
against Wesley College (Del.). He is
the 28th NCAA or NAIA coach to reach
700 wins. Holley, a member of the William
Jewell class of 1967, has been at the
helm of the basketball program at Jewell
for 27 years. He is the career leader
in wins in the Heart of America Athletic
Conference. Holley has posted 20-win
seasons a total of 19 times, with 12
of those seasons posting 25-game victories
and four with 30 or more wins. |
CRESS NETS WIN NUMBER
200
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William
Jewell College's Jill Cress notched
her 200th career basketball coaching
victory January 12 with a 59-58 win
against Avila University. In the past
nine years as head women's basketball
coach at Jewell, Cress has had six Academic
All-American and five All-American student-athletes.
Her team finished the 2004-05 season
ranked #10 in the NAIA, setting a new
WJC women's basketball school record.
They also broke the school record in
most wins in a single season with 28
games. The Cardinals have been to the
National Tournament three times in the
past four years, and Coach Cress earned
HAAC Coach of the Year honors in 2003. |
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