University of Missouri Athletics

Spent 20 years on the Missouri football coaching staff, first as the architect of Dan Devine's rock-solid defenses from 1958-70, then succeeded Devine as head coach for a term that ran from 1971-77. During that time, he established MU as the upset king of college football, leading the Tigers to dramatic victories over Notre Dame at South Bend, Southern Cal at Los Angeles, Alabama at Birmingham, Ohio State at Columbus, Arizona State at Tempe, and Nebraska at both Lincoln and Columbia. He coached four all-Americans, and had more than 30 of his players go on to professional careers in the NFL.