The Missouri Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame has announced the 2020 slate of inductees for our Hall of Fame Banquet . We are inducting four Lifetime Service Award winners and an Outstanding American Award winner. Our inductees will be celebrated Sunday, March 29th, 2020, at the Holiday Inn Executive Center located at 2200 I-70 Drive S.W., Columbia, MO 65203. Our social will start at 2:00pm and the banquet will begin at 3:00pm.  All proceeds from the Hall of Fame banquet go directly to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma, in the name of our inductees. You can view all of our past Missouri inductees on our state website at http://nwhof.org/missouri/ .
For their tremendous contributions to the sport of wrestling, we are proud to announce the following inductees into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma:
● Rob Courier - Medal of Courage
● Clif Cromer – Outstanding American
● Bob Kinloch – Lifetime Service to Wrestling
● Mark Krause – Lifetime Service to Wrestling
● Nick Purler – Lifetime Service to Wrestling
● Tony Purler – Lifetime Service to Wrestling
We will also be recognizing our Missouri Chapter honorees: Athletes of the Year, Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award Winner, the Family Circle and our Person of the Year. These awards are a way to honor individuals and families for contributions that have had a huge impact locally on our sport.
The 2020 Male Athlete of the Year goes to J’den Cox .
The 2020 Female Athlete of the Year goes to Haley Ward .
The 2019 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award State Winner for Missouri is Kai Orine .
The Missouri Chapter’s Family Circle Honor is awarded to The Sears Family.
The 2020 Person of the Year goes to Greg Stahl.
There will be a social hour beginning at 2:00 p.m., allowing time to mingle with the honorees and others in our wrestling community. Dinner will be served at 3:00 p.m. with the induction ceremony to follow . A cash bar will also be available throughout the duration of this momentous event. Please do not arrive before 2:00 pm for entry into the social or banquet area.
Reservations must be made in advance! Individual banquet tickets can be purchased for $50 per adult, $15 for children. Tables are available for $400 and will allow for seating of up to 8 individuals . There are also numerous sponsorship opportunities available if you are interested in sponsoring either an honoree or the banquet itself.
PLEASE PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS ON-LINE THROUGH TICKETLEAP at the following link:
http://nwhof-missouri-state-chapter.ticketleap.com/2020

YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PURCHASE TICKETS AT THE DOOR ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT!
For additional information, you may contact Mike Hagerty at mhagerty1@gmail.com or phone 816-510-9500.