Ron Jacober Rope-a-Dopes With Muhammad Ali, others: Interview Part II

From amateurs to the Olympics; KMOX's Jacober has covered it all.

(For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) 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. Patch.com: 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 …

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Ron Jacober, Just Inducted Into Missouri Sports Hall of Fame: Talks to Patch

Ron Jacober is a West County resident and most recognized media sports figure in St. Louis over the past four decades.

(For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) 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.com: 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? …

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Public Visitation for Stan Musial Thursday

A public visitation for Stan Musial, the St. Louis Cardinals legend who died at his Ladue home Saturday at the age of 92, will be held Thursday at Cathedral Basillica.

Stan 'The Man' Musial Dead At Age 92

The St. Louis Cardinal icon and baseball hall of fame outfielder passed away Saturday night.

Stan 'The Man' Musial Dead At Age 92

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…

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UPDATE: Who Was Selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame? No One.

For the first time since 1996, the Baseball Writers Association of America failed to vote in a player to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

UPDATED: 2:15 p.m.- CNN reports there will be no new elected entries in the National Baseball Hall of Fame for 2013. The news agency sayd the hall's president made that announcement Wednesday. According to the BWAA's website, a winning candidate did not emerge from the Hall of Fame balloting conducted by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America and verified by Ernst & Young. There were 569 ballots cast, the third highest total in the history of the voting, but none of the 37 candidates in the 2013 vote gained mention on the required 75 percent for election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. It is only the eighth time that the Baseball Writers' Association of America has not elected an eligible player, according to a CNN breaking …

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Soccer Coaches to Honor Their Own January 5 in Columbia

The Hall of Fame Induction Class is the first ever for the coaches association.

The Missouri State High School Soccer Coaches Association will hold its first ever banquet and Hall of Fame induction on Saturday, January 5 in Columbia. (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) A 12:30 p.m. luncheon is scheduled at the Cherry Hills Banquet Center in Columbia. Eleven Missouri coaches will be inducted into the first class, the class of 2013 along with two posthumous inductions, the late greats Ebbie Dunn (SLUH) and Bob Horgan (CBC). Locally, St. Joseph’s Academy Coach Maureen McVey will join that class along with Terry Michler, CBC; Vince Drake, Trinity; Dave Robben, Oakville; Greg Vitello, DeSmet; Mike Villa (Vianney and Triad, IL); Vince Nowak, Francis Howell North, Rich Bahner, Sedalia Sacred …

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Alderman's Son Inducted Into Parkway Hall of Fame

Jeffrey Ottenad, the son of Manchester Alderman Marilyn Ottenad, battled cancer and special needs to become an accomplished athlete. This month he is being inducted into the Parkway Alumni Hall.

Jeffrey Ottenad, son of Manchester Alderman Marilyn Ottenad and John Ottenad will be inducted into the Parkway Alumni Hall of Fame.  (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) Jeffrey passed away in 2002 from bone cancer, but lived a life that will never be forgotten.  "Jeff was the first special needs student who was a full fledge athlete at Parkway South," his mother Marilyn Ottenad tells Patch. She said her son was nominated by his Parkway South cross country and track coach Jim Schmuck. "It's amazing. Here is a special ed student who's going into the Parkway Alumni Hall of Fame. While he did graduate with a high school diploma...in my wildest dreams I never thought he would be going into the hall of fame," Ottenad…

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Welcome To The Hall: St. Louis Amateur Baseball Community Honors 2012 Class

This year's inductees include those who made an impact on amateur baseball locally as a player, as coaches or as umpires. Sometimes, they've done all three.

It might have felt like the Sheraton Westport Chalet was something like a field of dreams Thursday night in Maryland Heights. For one night, people of all ages came together to honor the past, present and baseball future during ceremonies for the 39th annual St. Louis Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame inductions, which also included the presentation of the first Jack Buck Media Award, the Bob Broeg Award and the Bob Burnes Award. Also honored were local finalists for the Hall's Future Stars Award. Check out our photo gallery to find out more about the winners, including some familiar faces for people from the Parkway Schools. St. Charles County and the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Town and Country State Rep. Weighs In On Rush Limbaugh Debate

Democrat Jill Schupp represents parts of Town and Country, Creve Coeur, Chesterfield and unincorporated St. Louis County.

State Representative Jill Schupp (D-82) joined other Democrats Tuesday in urging Missouri House Speaker Steven Tilley to reconsider the decision to place radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh in the Hall of Famous Missourians. The push from democrats comes after Limbaugh called Georgetown University law student, Sandra Fluke, a "slut" and "prostitute" after she testified at hearing in Washington, D.C., in support of Pres. Barack Obama's birth control plan. (See YouTube video of Limbaugh's comments in the video portion of this article.) Late Tuesday Schupp released the following statement to Patch: I have heard from scores of people in the district all asking me to oppose recognizing Rush as a famous Missourian. I have responded and asked them…

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