Dec. 15, 2005
David "D.C." Colt Inducted into Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
Bio provided by Missouri Sports Hall of FameSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Northwest Missouri State Head Athletic Trainer and Assistant Professor David "D.C." Colt will be inducted into the 2005 Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, announced today. Colt joins 13 other individuals and two teams to be honored in a formal ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 12 at the University Plaza Convention Center in Springfield, Mo.
"I am honored to be on the same list as the inductees this year," said Colt. "I didn't strive to be in this but it is nice to be recognized. This accomplishment is for everyone I worked with and all my students and graduate assistants.
"It is awesome to be in this prestigious group with a few other Bearcats. People such as Wayne Winstead (former women's basketball coach) and Ryland Milner (former men's basketball coach and administrator) are very special people."
For the past 24 years, Colt has held the position of Head Athletic Trainer and Assistant Professor at Northwest. Responsible for the health care of 390 athletes in 15 sports, he also devotes much of his time to the classroom teaching various college courses. Becoming a Certified Athletic Trainer in 1977, Colt also served as Assistant Athletic Trainer for Temple University in Philadelphia prior to joining the Northwest Missouri staff. He has volunteered his time over the years to the Missouri State High School Activities Association, serving as an athletic trainer for numerous football, basketball, and wrestling tournaments.
Tickets for the event are $150 each and $1,500 for a table of ten. Tickets are on sale now by calling (417) 889-3100. An afternoon reception will kick-off the events on Sunday afternoon with a reception at the Hall of Fame from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. The evening reception gets underway at 5:00 p.m. The ceremonies will start at 6:00 p.m. and will conclude at 9:00 p.m.
For more information contact Todd Yearack at (417) 889-3100.
The Killian Group is the presenting sponsor of the annual event. In addition, the 2006 John Q. Hammons Founder’s Award and five Missouri Sports Achievement Awards will be presented, along with the recognition of the Special Olympics Missouri Hall of Fame inductees.
The first induction class was in 1951. For information on all the inductees, visit http://www.mosportshalloffame.com/default-1.asp
2005 Missouri Hall of Fame Inductees
- Gene Bess - Three Rivers Community College men's basketball coach
- Bob Chandler - father of the monster truck racing industry
- David "D.C." Colt - Northwest Missouri State athletic trainer
- Kristin Folkl - basketball and volleyball athlete at St. Joseph's Academy
- Dan Kinney - Springfield-Greene County Park Assistant Director
- Tony La Russa - St. Louis Cardinals baseball manager
- Greg Marecek - sports broadcaster
- Jeff Montgomery - Kansas City Royals pitcher
- Lynn Nance - St. Louis Hawks basketball player (former women's pro team)
- Richard Osborn - Black Belt karate athlete
- Norris Patterson - William Jewell football coach
- Chuck Shelton - Pittsburg State football running back
- Bill Snyder - Kansas State football coach
- Gary Spani - Kansas City Chiefs linebacker
- 1983-84 Central Missouri State men's and women's basketball teams
- McQueary Brothers Drug Company
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