Historic columns

Mizzou 1940-1960

By Sportsviking
  • Sam Walton Earns BA of Business

    Sam Walton Earns BA of Business

    Walton goees on to become the founder of Walmart. Click for a profile of Walton's career
  • Elmer Ellis Becomes Full Professor

    Elmer Ellis Becomes Full Professor

    This was the first step in Ellis' long career at the University of Missouri. A short write-up of Ellis' tenure from the MU Archives
  • Elmer Ellis Named Dean of College of Arts and Sciences

    Elmer Ellis Named Dean of College of Arts and Sciences

    Ellis continues his rise to prominence within the University system
  • School of Veterinary Science is Established

    School of Veterinary Science is Established

    History of the Veterinary Medicine
  • School of Social Work is Founded

    School of Social Work is Founded

    School of Social Work
  • Mizzou 20, SMU 14

    Mizzou 20, SMU 14

    One of the biggest upsets in Mizzou football history as the Tigers knock off the No. 4 SMU Mustangs. The Tigers would make the Gator Bowl later in the year. Rock M Nation breaks it down
  • Faurot Field Expansion

    Faurot Field Expansion

    Faurot undergoes the first of several expansions. Construction throughout the summer adds 5,000 seats and a new press box.
  • Ernie Sears Fights World Hunger

    Ernie Sears Fights World Hunger

    Sears, an MU geneticist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences, helps create a strain of wheat that is resistant to rust disease. This is later used as a food source worldwide.
  • First Black Student Admitted

    First Black Student Admitted

    Gus T. Ridgel is among the first African-Americans to enroll and later becomes the first to graduate Short Ridgel bio
  • North Wing of Memorial Union Completed

    North Wing of Memorial Union Completed

    Construction was restarted on Memorial after World War II and the North Wing was completed in '52.
  • KOMU TV Broadcasts First TV Signal

    KOMU TV Broadcasts First TV Signal

    KOMU is one of the teaching tools that makes the MU school of journalism the best in the world. Broadcast journalism students work at the station to gain invaluable experience. From the KOMU 8 Website
  • Mizzou Baseball National Championship

    Mizzou Baseball National Championship

    Mizzou comes through the losers bracket to claim the program's first, and only, national title. The Tigers defeated Rollins College 4-1 in the final game. A nice write-up about the '54 squad
  • Elmer Ellis Named Acting President

    Elmer Ellis Named Acting President

    Ellis is rewarded for all his service to the University. Although he initally only accepts the position until a replacement can be found, he is eventually talked into becoming the perminent president. His time as president is one of productivity and success for MU. Under his guidance, MU became a four-campus institution, adding branches in Kansas City and St. Louis. The campus library (Ellis library) is named after him.
  • Don Faurot's Final Game as Coach

    Don Faurot's Final Game as Coach

    Faurot, the school's legendary coach, goes out on a high note. His team uses a last-minute touchdown to defeat Kansas. Faurot's players carry him off the field in celebration. Truman's Tales has the details
  • The Rock "N"

    The Rock "N"

    Nebraska fans change the rock M on Faurot Field to an "N." The Mizzou groundskeeper and students manage to restore the M in time for kickoff. Mizzou goes on to defeat Nebraska 14-13. Painting the M
  • Dan Devine Named Head Football Coach

    Dan Devine Named Head Football Coach

    Devine would go on to become the second winningist coach in Mizzou history (behind Don Faurot).