- The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2006 poses for a photo before Sunday night's induction
ceremony in Springfield. They are (first row, left to right): David Colt (sports medicine); Dorthy
Patterson, the wife of Norris Patterson (football); Jeff Montgomery (baseball); Tony La Russa (baseball);
John Q. Hammons; Rusty Wallace (legend); Bill Synder (football) and Gene Bess. Back row: executive director
Gerald Andrews; Greg Marecek (broadcaster); Dan Kinney (sports administrator); Richard Osborn, Sr. (martial
arts); Bob Chandler (motorsports); Kristin Folkl (basketball, volleyball); Gary Spani (football); Lynn Nance (basketball) and Chuck Shelton (football).

 Bess and Snyder chat before the group photo.With them are, left to right, Kansas City Royals
reliever Jeff Montgomery, St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, John Q. Hammons and NASCAR legend Rusty
Wallace.

  Three Rivers coach Gene Bess acknowledges a fan before Sunday night's banquet. Beside Bess is Dorthy
Patterson, the widow of former William Jewell football coach Norris Patterson

Three Rivers coach Gene Bess speaks to a crowd of 1,600 during his acceptance speech into the
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Bess is also a member of the NJCAA, Missouri Basketball Coaches Association and
Poplar Bluff Halls of Fame.

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, bottom left, applauds as Gene Bess accepts his plaque
from executive director Gerald Andrews.
 

 Gene Bess and executive director Gerald Andrews pose with Bess' Hall of Fame plaque.

J.P Mclane, Coach Bess & Dr Gene Hansbrough

Nelda Bess, Kacey Bess & Dr. Cooper

Kacey Bess, Nelda Bess & Monica Okon

Sunday Adebayo, Chad Allen, Ernie Chaffin, JP, Dr. Hansbrough & Dan Clubb

Nelda and Kacey Bess

Dan Clubb, Coach Bess, Carol & Bill Swafford

Gene Bess with James Grasham

Andy and Drew Kriese & Nelda Bess

Coach Bess & Jeff Mcneill

Dr. Cooper & Coach Bess

Nelda Bess, Judith Scott & Ruth Ann Brickell

Dr. Dean Dye, Coach Bess, Allen Brooks & Marty Michaels

Janell & Doug Harmann & Andy Kriese

Jay and Ruth Ann Brickell, Nelda Bess, Don & Shirley Crandell

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