Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2011
- Class:
- 1959
A Columbia native, Sloan was a standout player on both sides of the ball, lettering in 1958 and 1959 for Coach Dan Devine. He was a first-team all-Big Eight Conference pick at end as a senior in 1959, when the Tigers went to the 1960 Orange Bowl and garnered a final national ranking of 18th. He was the only player on the coaches’ all-conference team to be a unanimous selection. He also claimed honorable mention all-America honors from several outlets as a senior and was selected by legendary Oklahoma Coach Bud Wilkinson to play in the Hula Bowl. Sloan led the Tigers in receptions and receiving TDs in both 1958 and 1959, catching 16 passes for 211 yards and three TDs the first year, and following with 13 catches for 128 yards and three TDs in 1959. He closed his Tiger career in the 1960 Orange Bowl against Georgia by catching six passes for 73 yards, which was an MU record at the time. He had professional opportunities with the Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers and New York Jets, but injuries prevented him from pursuing his football career. He earned both his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Mizzou and later entered the coaching profession, where he won three conference championships and had a career winning percentage of 80.4% at Northeast Missouri State (now Truman State). His winning percentage there was second in school history only to Don Faurot. He later served as director of athletics at Southeast Missouri State and Fresno State before entering the private sector. He was also an accomplished baseball player who was offered a professional contract with the St. Louis Cardinals his senior year at Missouri. He was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.
