Don Faurot - Springfield, Missouri
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BruceS
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Bust of well known college football and basketball coach on the grounds of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in Springfield, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WMD6RY
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2011
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Bronze life-sized bust of Don Farot wearing a business suit. The bust sits on a stone and concrete pedestal with an informational plaque.
From Wikipedia:
"Donald Burrows Faurot (June 23, 1902 – October 19, 1995) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, now Truman State University, from 1926 to 1934 and at the University of Missouri from 1935 to 1942 and again from 1946 to 1956. During World War II, Faurot coached the Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks in 1943 and the football team at Naval Air Station Jacksonville in 1944. He was also the head basketball coach at the Northeast Missouri State Teachers College from 1925 to 1934, tallying a mark of 92–74. Faurot lettered in three sports while at Missouri form 1922 to 1924: in football, as a halfback, basketball, and baseball.
Faurot is credited with inventing the split-T formation. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1961. The playing surface as Missouri's Memorial Stadium was named Faurot Field in his honor in 1972."
From plaque:
Don Faurot
Born In Mountain Grove, Mo, In 1902 To
Frederick W. And Charlotte Faurot
Attend Mountain Grove High School
And University Of Missouri-Columbia
Married To Mary Dividson
Father To Jane, Aileen, And Julie
Blue-Gray Game Hall Of Fame - 1992
University Of Missouri Intercollegiate
Atheltics Hall Of Fame - 1990
Orange Bowl Hall Of Honor - 1989
Amos Alonzo Stagg Award Recipient - 1964
College Football Hall Of Fame - 1961
Missouri Sports Hall Of Fame - 1953
Led University Of Missouri To Its First
Big Six Title in 1939
Invented The Split-T Offense
University Of Missouri Athletic
Director - 30 Years
Past President - American Football
Coaches Association
Career Coaching Record Includes
164 Wins, 92 Losses, and 13 Ties
Letered In Football, Basketball, And Baseball
At University Of Missouri
Recognized As A
Missouri Sports Legend
September 2001