This is the birthday of “The Coach,” Don Faurot, the namesake of Mizzou’s Faurot field.
This post was contributed by Ross Malone. A historian and a retired school teacher, Ross has authored many books about Missouri’s history, weird facts, and folk tales. He has also written children’s historical fiction. Visit his website, and buy his books in the Missouri Life store.Missouri History Today
June 23, 1902
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