Espey was a three-sport athlete at Maryville in basketball, track and field, and football. In basketball, he was an all-state selection in 1974-75, a three-time all-conference selection, including two of those years as first team where he was the top vote getter in each of those seasons. He was also a two-time all-district  first team selection where he was the top vote getter. Espey is the Maryville school record holder for points per game in a season with 24.9 average. He is fourth all-time on the boys scoring list with 1,261 points at a time when there were no 3-point shots. Espey also led the conference in scoring and rebounding in both his junior and senior seasons.

During his senior year, Espey placed second in the Midland Empire Conference in the high jump. He was also the varsity placekicker for the Spoofhounds his freshman year.

Named the 1975 Hooper Award recipient and played basketball at Northwest Missouri State University in 1976-77. (Courtesy of the Maryville Forum)

Dodson, formerly Scott, was a standout athlete for the Spoofhound girls basketball and track and field teams. An all-state selection in basketball, she was a member of the third place state team in 2010 that went 26-4 overall. Dodson is Maryville’s all-time leader in 3-point field goals made and field goal percentage in a season, as well as being the all-time leader in 3-point percentage. She is No. 2 in school history in career steals and is third in total three-point field goals made.

In track and field, Dodson, was a member of the 2009 and 2010 girls teams that placed fourth in the state. She was member of the 2010 state runner-up 4x400 meter relay team and is a part of the school record 4x400m relay squad. Dodson played four seasons as a member of the Bearcat basketball team at Northwest Missouri State Universty. (Courtesy of the Maryville Forum)

Swift was a dominant track and field athlete for the Spoofhounds and also excelled in football and basketball.

In track and field, Swift was the 1971 state champion in the shot put and held the school record for more than 30 years. He was undefeated in the shot put his senior season. Swift was also a two-time state runner-up in the shot put and also placed fifth in the event one year. He was a two-time Maryville Golden Shoe recipient and a four-time varsity letterman.

On the football field, Swift was a three-time letterman and was named first team all-state as the starting quarterback and punter.

In basketball, he was a two-time letter winner. He was named the school’s Hooper Award winner in 1971.

Swift competed in track and field for Northwest Missouri State University and was a two-time letterman for the Bearcats throwing shot put and discus. (Courtesy of the Maryville Forum)

Entering the Hall of Fame posthumously as a coach is Lonny Wieland, who is also a member of the inaugural class as the coach of the 1971 Maryville wrestling team. 

Wieland was the coach for the Spoofhounds from 1968-1974, which included back-to-back state wrestling championships in 1971 and 1972. He coached nine individual state champions and 21 all-state wrestlers. 

An All-American wrestler for the Bearcats and a member of the Northwest Missouri State University M-Club Hall of Fame for wrestling (2000), Coach Weiland later became the coach for the U.S. Junior Olympic team. (Courtesy of the Maryville Forum)

The 2000 Maryville boys golf team won the program’s first state championship in the sport. The team was 11-0 in match play on the way to the Class 2 state title. 

Members of the team who competed at the state tournament were Jesmin Ehlers, Brian Prokes, Nick Thompson, Trent Twaddle and Matt Van Cleave and were coached by Pat Turner. Van Cleave was also the individual state champion that season and is a member of the Spoofhound Hall of Fame’s inaugural class. Twaddle was an individual medalist.

Other members of the 2000 boys golf team were Kevin Bradshaw, Adam Espey, Jeremy Espey, Lucas Larson, Chris Miller, Greg Pierson, Derek Poe, Adam Schulte, Klinton Talmadge and Dusty Winslow. (Courtesy of the Maryville Forum)

Mather was the 2012 state champion in the shot put and currently holds the school record in both shot put and discus. He was the 2013 state runner-up in the shot put. He also placed eighth in the shot put in 2013 and medaled fifth in 2011 in discus. His individual contributions in 2013 helped propel the boys track team to a fourth-place finish at state.

On the gridiron, Mather was a two-time First Team All-State Defensive Lineman and a member of the 2012 state champion team. He was named the Class 3 Defensive Player of the Year, was a three-time, all-conference selection and an all-district selection two years. After graduation, Mather played football at Northwest Missouri State University.

Stiens was a back-to-back track and field state champion in 2009 and 2010 in the long jump event. She was a member of the Class 3 girls track teams that placed fourth at state in 2009 and 2010. She placed third at state in the 100-meter hurdles and fourth in the 300m hurdles as a freshman, was state runner-up in both hurdles as a sophomore and placed second in the 100m hurdles as a junior and third in the 300m hurdles. In addition to her state title in long jump as a senior, she was runner-up in both the 100m and 300m hurdles and was part of the second-place team in the 4x400-meter relay. Stiens holds the sixth fastest time in the state record book for the 100m hurdles at 14.10 seconds. She is the MHS girls career points leader in track and field, the school record holder in both the 100m and 300m hurdles and the long jump, and a member of the school record-setting 4x400m relay team.

Stiens was also a stand-out volleyball player who was named All-State Middle Hitter in 2009 and was a member of the team that placed fourth in Class 2. Stiens competed in track and field for the University of Nebraska where she placed in the top 10 of the Big 10 championships a total of four times in the heptathlon and pentathlon.

Tobin was a four-year letter winner in football and a three-year letter winner in basketball. As team captain, he earned all-conference and all-district honors for both sports. The basketball squad during his senior year finished as state runner-up with a 29-1 record. He was named a Class M all-star, which was equivalent to all-state honors at the time.

Tobin was a four-year member in track and field and won the Golden Shoe for earning the most points on the team. He earned the Hooper Award his senior year, which recognizes the top male athlete at MHS.

He played football for the University of Missouri and was a letterman from 1960 to 1962 and named MVP of the 1962 Bluebonnet Bowl in the team’s 14-10 victory over Georgia Tech. Tobin was the Houston Oilers Rookie of the Year in 1963 and played in the Canadian Football League with the Edmonton Eskimos for three years. He joined the coaching staff of the Green Bay Packers in 1971 and was later a longtime NFL executive.

Tobin is a member of the University of Missouri Hall of Fame and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. He died in April and was inducted posthumously. His wife, Dusene, and daughter, Laurie, accepted the award on Bill's behalf.

Drake was named the coach/contributor inductee for the Class of 2025. He was the MHS wrestling coach from 1974 to 2014. He led the team to a second-place finish in Class 1A/2A in 1985. He coached 413 dual wins, 14 MEC championships and 18 district titles, and his teams had 14 top-10 state finishes.

Drake coached 215 state qualifiers, 76 state medalists and 15 state champions. He was district coach of the year 13 times and was also an assistant coach on the 1982 state championship football team. He was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2014 and is also a member of the Missouri Coaches Hall of Fame.

The 1982 Spoofhound football team won the first state title in that sport for MHS and finished the season with a 12-1 record in Class 3A.

They were the fourth team to be inducted into the Spoofhound Athletics Hall of Fame.

Flanagan was a back-to-back state wrestling champion in 1979 and 1980 (Class A). He was named Outstanding Wrestler for the State of Missouri in both years and a member of multiple district championship teams. Flanagan was also a two-time first team all-conference and all-district linebacker for the 1978 and 1979 Spoofhound football teams. 

A multiple-sport athlete, Gadbois Pipkins earned several honors during her Spoofhound athletic career. She was a two-time all-state softball selection, a three-time, all-district and all-region selection, chosen four times all-conference and was a member of the 2008 Midland Empire Conference championship softball team. Gadbois Pipkins was a first team all-state basketball selection in 2010 and 2011 and a part of powerhouse basketball teams that finished third at state in 2010 and 2011.

She holds (as an individual or team member) four school records in track and field and was a member of the girls team that placed fourth at state in both 2009 and 2010 (Class 3). Gadbois Pipkins continued her athletic success at the University of Missouri where she was an all-star softball player and later played the sport professionally.

Redd was an all-state selection in basketball in the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons. He was a member of the second place state basketball team in 1995, which recorded 31 wins and one loss. He holds multiple school records, including all-time leading scorer in basketball by more than 500 points. A multiple sport athlete, Redd earned all-state honors in 1993 as a defensive back in football and was an outstanding track and field athlete.

Staab was a three-time individual state wrestling champion (Class Small/Medium) in 1971, 1972 and 1973. He was also a member of back-to-back state champion teams in 1971 and 1972.

Stauffer was a two-time all-state pick for basketball in 1946-47 and 1947-48; a four-time letterman who reached the 400 Club as a senior, which was a record at that time; he was a three-time letterman in football and a two-time letterman in track and field.

After graduation, Stauffer had an amazing career playing basketball for the University of Missouri, which retired his jersey and elected him to the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame. While  drafted in the first round of the 1952 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics (sixth pick overall), he instead received a commission in U.S. Air Force. He left military service in 1954 to work in journalism and later in insurance.

VanCleave was the individual state champion in golf  and a member of 2000 Class 2A state championship team and a member of Class 3A team that finished in a first-place tie in 2001. He was a four-time all-state, all-district and all-conference selection. VanCleave placed in the top 10 in the state tournament all four years of high school and owns several school records. He was the 2002 Junior College Division II National Champion runner up and chosen a first-team Division II All-American.

Dr. Harr served as team doctor for the Maryville Spoofhounds from 1974 to 2014. To this day, Dr. Harr remains a regular servant to the Spoofhound football program, often appearing on the Friday night sidelines during the fall to care for a new generation of Spoofhound athletes. Dr. Harr's care and compassion for Spoofhound athletes has been an important factor in the success of Maryville High School athletics for over 50 years.

This undefeated team went 32-0 on the season and won the first state championship in Maryville High School history. The team was coached by W.H. Smith.

The 1971 team won the program’s first state title in wrestling for Maryville High School (small/medium class) and was coached by Lonny Wieland.

The ’81 team won the state title in baseball for Class 2A/3A and finished with a 14-4 record. John Sedler was the head coach.