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 Image: Title: Date: Description:
1. Buck O'Neil Buck O'Neil 2001 Photo and highlights of the sports career of Buck O'Neil, a former coach and player for the Kansas City Monarchs and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
2. Charles Schmelzer Charles Schmelzer 1902 Photo and bio of Charles Schmelzer, a sporting goods and arms merchant in Kansas City born in Connecticut in 1856 and coming here in 1887. Served as president of the Commercial Club. In business with his...
3. Derrick Thomas Derrick Thomas 2001 Highlights of the sports career of Derrick Thomas (1967-2000), a star player for the Kansas City Chiefs football team dying soon after a car accident.
4. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri: A Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri: A Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference 1901 Photos and article about Chappell's Restaurant & Sports Museum in North Kansas City, owned and operated by founder Jim Chappell (opened in 1986) and containing his large collection of sports memorabilia,...
5. Forgotten Missourians Who Made History: Missourians Who Made Lasting Contributions to Our State and Forgotten Missourians Who Made History: Missourians Who Made Lasting Contributions to Our State and Nation yet Are Largely Forgotten by Subsequent Generations 1996 One page of illustration and one page of text about Jim the Wonder Dog from Missouri, "known to correctly predict sports and political outcomes" and win hunting contests.
6. Fountains, Splash and Spectacle: Water and Design from the Renaissance to the Present Fountains, Splash and Spectacle: Water and Design from the Renaissance to the Present 1998 Photos and descriptions of the J. C. Nichols Memorial Fountain on the Country Club Plaza and the Royals Stadium Fountain at the Truman Sports Complex.
7. Frank White Frank White 2001 Highlights of the sports career of Frank White, a star baseball player for the Kansas City Royals from the 1970s to the 1990s.
8. George Brett George Brett 2001 Highlights of the sports career of George Brett, a star baseball player for the Kansas City Royals from the 1970s to the 1990s and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
9. Kansas City in Caricature Kansas City in Caricature 1912 Illustrated caricature of Roy Shackelford, manager of the A. G. Spalding Brothers sporting goods company.
10. Men Who Are Making Kansas City: A Biographical Dictionary Men Who Are Making Kansas City: A Biographical Dictionary 1902 Photo and bio of Edward Moriarty, co-founder of the "sporting goods firm" of E. P. Moriarty & Company, "one of the organizers of the Automobile Club," and a former banker born im Minnesota in 1868 before...
11. Official Manual: State of Missouri, 1973-1974 Official Manual: State of Missouri, 1973-1974 May 27, 1905 Comprehensive article in the beginning of the book, entitled "The Role of the Negro in Missouri History, 1719-1970," covering the gradual social changes for blacks from slavery to the prominence of black...
12. Overview of Kansas City, Missouri Overview of Kansas City, Missouri 2007 A short summary of Kansas City, Missouri, written by Lawrence H. Larsen that has a bibliiography of sources for further reading. The book's index lists several references to Kansas City including mention...
13. Sharing the Victory: The Twenty-five Years of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Sharing the Victory: The Twenty-five Years of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes //1980 It was local sportswriter Ernie Mehl who convinced the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in 1956 that they should move their headquarters to a city with a major league team. Kansas City had such a team...
14. Sports Guys: Insights, Highlights and Hoo-Hahs from Your Favorite Sports Authorities Sports Guys: Insights, Highlights and Hoo-Hahs from Your Favorite Sports Authorities June 21, 1905 Book about a group of some the most prominent sports journalists in Kansas City history, with chapters for each of the following: (1) Bill Grigsby, (2) Joe McGuff, (3) Len Dawson, (4) Don Fortune, and...
15. Tom Watson Tom Watson 2001 Photos and highlights of the sports career of Tom Watson, a an internationally prominent golf player born in Kansas City in 1949 and raised here.