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Missouri Sports Hall Of Fame

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Ron Jacober, Just Inducted Into Missouri Sports Hall of Fame: Talks to Patch

Most recognized media sports figure in St. Louis over the past four decades.

Ron Jacober has worked in the St. Louis sports media market for 42 years. He was just inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, and is a member now of four local halls of fame. He was sports director at KMOX Radio for decades. He sat down for an interview with Patch.com and this is what he had to say. Patch.com: First, congratulations on making the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Ron Jacober: I was kind of overwhelmed by it. I was the only one inducted in the class of 2013 from St. Louis and it was a neat experience. I don’t know why all this is happening to me. That makes four halls of fame now. I tell people if you do something long enough, people think you must be OK? What made it so special was having my entire family there. I …

Monday, January 14, 2013

The "Old Coach" Has Departed the Playing Field

Ray Cliffe was probably the most important part of St. Louis' rich heritage in coaching.

One knows he or she is getting older when the daily routine means scanning the obit’s in the newspaper every day. On January 8, 2013 the old coach Ray Cliffe departed the playing field for good. I spent almost my entire working career knowing the grandest of the grand, the old scrubby Dutch coach for the Cleveland High School Dutchmen. Ray Cliffe was the personification of the real coach. He taught youngsters how to play football, but also how to play basketball, bowl, swim, you name it. Cliffe was as South side as those hallowed gun turrets that adorn Cleveland High’s schools facade even to this day. Cliffe would no more abandon the “old hood” next to Ted Drewes on South Grand than take up residence anywhere else. But as the years went on…

Rick Petzoldt

9:12 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Hello sorry to hear about your father passing away. I Will alway remeber the float trips we took. I stoped by about a month ago to say hi and we talked for a good half an hour about a book I lent him about thirty years ago. What a menory your dad had. Sorry I did not find out sooner so I could visit with the family. Sincerly, Rick Petzoldt   more ›

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