Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Marty Kunkler is the third Flyer to receive the honor.
Lindbergh High School class of 1973 graduate Marty Kunkler will be one of 17 athletes inducted into the St. Louis Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame on April 18, according to a news release from the Lindbergh School District. Kunkler is the third Lindbergh Flyer to receive this honor, following in the footsteps of former Coach Charlie Gateley and 1973 teammate Bill Franz. Kunkler was No. 18, pitcher for the Flyers, and in 1973 he became the only St. Louis player ever to be named Globe-Democrat High School Baseball Player of the Year, American Legion Player of the Year, first team high school All-American and Elks Club Amateur Baseball Player of the Year at the same time. He was also named to All-Conference and All-Metro teams, and was a 20th …
Thursday, February 14, 2013
From amateurs to the Olympics; KMOX's Jacober has covered it all.
Last time, Jacober talked about induction into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame and family life in the broadcast business. More today with the 42-year-broadcast veteran Ron Jacober. See Part 1 Patch: What were some of your best interviews? Ron Jacober: I interviewed Muhammad Ali several times. That has to be one of the all time best. Once late at night, I got a call in the KSD newsroom and the caller on the other end told me Ali would be up on Page Avenue tomorrow morning. He wouldn't identify himself. He said Ali was going to march to support the hungry people of the world. I said this is probably bogus but I piled the boys into the car and said 'lets go.' They wanted to know where we were going. I just said 'lets go.' We drove to this …
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Most recognized media sports figure in St. Louis over the past four decades.
Ron Jacober has worked in the St. Louis sports media market for 42 years. He was just inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, and is a member now of four local halls of fame. He was sports director at KMOX Radio for decades. He sat down for an interview with Patch.com and this is what he had to say. Patch: First, congratulations on making the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Ron Jacober: I was kind of overwhelmed by it. I was the only one inducted in the class of 2013 from St. Louis and it was a neat experience. I don’t know why all this is happening to me. That makes four halls of fame now. I tell people if you do something long enough, people think you must be OK? What made it so special was having my entire family there. I remember…
Saturday, January 19, 2013
The St. Louis Cardinal icon and baseball hall of fame outfielder passed away Saturday night.
Stan Musial, a giant in the St. Louis community and the baseball world for more than half a century, died Saturday at his home in Ladue. "Stan the Man passed peacefully at home at 5:45 pm tonight of natural causes. Life will never be the same without baseball's perfect knight," his grandson, Brian Musial Schwarze said via Twitter Saturday evening. Musial was 92 and had been in poor health in recent years. Musial, who entered baseball's Hall of Fame in 1969, played 22 years for the St. Louis Cardinals, amassing 3,630 hits and 24 All-Star Game appearances in a career full of superlatives. Said the Cardinals in posting word of Musial's death: Musial, father of three daughters and a son, was unpretentious, untroubled, friendly and folksy. The…
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Fans of the square burger can’t wait for the restaurant’s grand opening, company officials say.
Lovers of the slider can rejoice. You no longer have to trek those many miles for what you crave: White Castle hamburgers, affectionately known as sliders. OK, so it was just over to the High Ridge White Castle, a total of 6.7 miles from the Fenton location at 1789 Bowles Ave. Still, White Castle fans are chomping at the bit. The Fenton White Castle has its grand reopening Sunday. The restaurant closed last winter so the hamburger chain could build a new building, with a new look, updated technology, and more comfort and flexibility in seating, said White Castle Vice President Jamie Richardson, from the corporate office in Columbus, OH. “As a family-owned business, we believe in re-investing in our money in the community and for the …
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