A native of St. Joseph, Missouri, Entsminger lettered as a star quarterback at Missouri on the 1942 Big Six Conference championship team, and from 1946 to ‘48. A dazzling option quarterback, he is perhaps best known for engineering MU’s 20-14 upset of the Doak Walker-led SMU Mustangs in 1948. That Missouri team posted an 8-3 record, including a narrow 24-23 loss to Clemson in the Gator Bowl. “Bus” led the Tigers in rushing, passing and total offense in 1947, and in passing, total offense and scoring in 1948. He received all-Big Six honors in 1947 and was all-Big Seven in 1948. He had a long tenure working for the University, working in many positions including vice president and vice chancellor for alumni.
