Missouri Basketball Coaches
Hall of Fame Inductees
1991
Bill Barton--Coached
the SFCC men’s basketball team from 1970-2005. Under his guidance the
Roadrunners won more than 600 games. He led teams to Region 16
championships and two appearances at the NJCAA tournament in 1972
and 1976 and was honored as Region 16 Coach of the Year those two
seasons.
In 1991 Barton was elected to the Missouri Basketball Hall of Fame, and
in April 2010 he is scheduled to be inducted into the NJCAA Men’s
Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
“For 35 years Coach Barton set the standard for hard work and coaching excellence at SFCC,” said Poort. “He was not only a leader but also a friend and confidant, and he taught his team members that it takes both athletic ability and heart to become great players.”
Ronnie Cookson--registered an overall record of 660-137 during his illustrious coaching career at Scott County Central. He led his teams to 13 Final Four appearances, 14 Missouri State titles, 19 District Championships and 20 Conference Tournament Championships. Cookson was named the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year nine times. He was inducted into the Missouri Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991.
Walt Shublom- An avid athlete, he played minor league baseball and signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates Farm Organization prior to joining the Navy in 1942. After his discharge from Naval service in the Philippines during World War II, he completed his Bachelor Degree at South East Missouri State Teachers College. In 1946 he married Lillian Pulliam of Bloomfield MO and started his teaching career at Bloomfield High School. In 1952 after earning his Masters Degree from the University of Kansas, he joined the faculty of Wyandotte High School in Kansas City KS as history teacher and assistant baseball and basketball coach. He was appointed head basketball coach in 1954 and in the subsequent 15 years developed the Wyandotte basketball program to a level of national recognition with 10 State Championships, 3 runners up and a win loss record of 296-26. Leaving Wyandotte after the 1969 season, he went to the University of Missouri as Assistant Coach in charge of Freshman Basketball. He stayed there two years with a combined record of 21 wins and 2 losses, returning to Kansas City, Ks in 1972 as Basketball Coach and Athletic Director for Kansas City Kansas Community College. He retired from coaching in 1982 and as Athletic Director and Assistant to the President in 1985. During his coaching career, he was in great demand as a speaker at coaching conventions and athletic events though out the country. He authored three books on basketball coaching and for many years operated the Clinic of Champions coaching clinic. He was a member of National High School Sports Hall of Fame, the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame, the Kansas State High School Activities Association Hall of Fame, the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame and was the recipient of many other awards and honors. His most cherished recognition was the 2003 naming of the Wyandotte High School Gymnasium in his honor.
Tyke Yates-- Yakes started his coaching career at Elvins High in 1945, leading that team to a 20-6 mark in his only season.
Yates then tool the head basketball coaching position at Webster Groves for 19-seasons from the 1940s through the '60s. He won nearly 70 percent of his games (331 wins, 149 losses) and had only one season with a losing record. He was named coach of the year in 1953, when his team's record was 28-1. He also coached the school's golf team, which won three state championships. Yates is a member of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame and the WGHS Hall of Fame.