Does work on the farm and small town upbringing prepare people for success in sports and life? Allen Berry and Brad Tolson, longtime local farmers and sports officials, coaches and fans tell some stories about growing up on the farm developing work ethic, teamwork, communication and problem solving skills (mixed in with some mischief!). Clips from previous podcasts with Dr. Andy Peterson (Director of Athletics at NWMSU), Mark Curp (Former World Record Holder in the Half-Marathon), Sierra Michaelis (Star basketball player at Mercer High then University of Missouri Tigers) and others illustrate the relationship of farm and small town life to sports success. Get ready for an episode with tractors, buckets and Daisy Dukes!!

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Intro/Outro, Touch_Down by Matt Welch, Music Courtesy of Melodie Music, www.melod.ie

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Show-Me Sports Legacies takes a story approach to learning about high school, junior college, D2 & D1 college sports and our beloved professional franchises in Kansas City and St. Louis. We talk to people who have made their mark as coaches, players, scouts and business people after coming from small towns or little known communities or neighborhoods. We talk to people who are seeking to establish their reputation and break into sports career success. With a fan's perspective we look at how to encourage and support people who have that sporting dream.

KTTN's Fearless Forecasters show has been on the air since 1969. It is Missouri's longest running radio program dedicated to forecasting college football and one of the oldest in the nation. The term Fearless Forecasters is common now, but as of the program's launch in 1969 there was only a Fearless Forecaster Newspaper Columnist in North Carolina that predates that term (by just one year, 1968!) in the world of college sports! Originally broadcast on KTTN-AM, it now airs on Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. on KTTN-FM 92.3 during the football season. Our panel including several forecasters from different eras of the show and it's longtime moderator, John Anthony. Hear Dr. John Holcomb, Allan Quilty, Chad Boyd and Mark Ferguson talk about college football & give some history of the panelists which originally included legendary local football and basketball coaches such as C.F. Russell and Bill Ausmus. A highlight of the show occurs midway when we unveil the first public airing of the infamous and legendary underground prank episode starring former bank sponsor Jim Cox...you will laugh out loud and remind yourself how much fun college football can be when you listen to the Fearless Forecasters!

*** Text us your ideas and feedback on topics, guests and anything else for the good of the cause!

Show-Me Sports Legacies takes a story approach to learning about high school, junior college, D2 & D1 college sports and our beloved professional franchises in Kansas City and St. Louis. We talk to people who have made their mark as coaches, players, scouts and business people after coming from small towns or little known communities or neighborhoods. We talk to people who are seeking to establish their reputation and break into sports career success. With a fan's perspective we look at how to encourage and support people who have that sporting dream.

Mark Curp's story began in Polo, Missouri, (Population: 539 in 1980!). A track athlete without a track, Mark ran to a 2 mile run State Championship, then became a 7 time NCAA DII All-American and 2 time NCAA DI All-American at the University of Central Missouri (then Central Mo State University) in the 10,000 meters. He was just getting started! He turned professional in 1983 and ran to glory in 1985 with three major event wins including the Philadelphia Distance Run. In that race he broke the World Record for the Half-Marathon, a record he held for over 5 years (and held the American record for the event for 21 years!) In 1987 and 1988 he was named Road Racer of the Year by Runner's World Magazine. Running well into his 30s, Mark was an icon in the Kansas City running community and is the greatest distance runner in the history of Missouri sports. Brent Martin, News Director of KFEQ/Eagle Radio in St. Joseph, MO, joins us for this lively interview and conversation on Mark's great races in his career and his motivation to keep pushing the pace!

Intro/Outro, Touch_Down by Matt Welch, Music Courtesy of Melodie Music, www.melod.ie

*** Text us your ideas and feedback on topics, guests and anything else for the good of the cause!

Show-Me Sports Legacies takes a story approach to learning about high school, junior college, D2 & D1 college sports and our beloved professional franchises in Kansas City and St. Louis. We talk to people who have made their mark as coaches, players, scouts and business people after coming from small towns or little known communities or neighborhoods. We talk to people who are seeking to establish their reputation and break into sports career success. With a fan's perspective we look at how to encourage and support people who have that sporting dream.