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2023 Class of the Tarkio College Athletic Hall of Fame
Congratulations to Troy Wren '91 (Cross Country & Track), Francisco Acosta '90 (Baseball), Paul Fell '75 (Basketball), and John D. Terry, II '74 (Football) for their induction to the 2023 Class of the Tarkio College Athletic Hall of Fame.
TC "GREATS" SERIES
Mr. Charles Parker
Class of 1973
2009 Tarkio College Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee
"I was impressed by Charlie's talent, leadership, and character! HE WAS A WINNER!"
Coach Wayne Davidson (2007 TC HOF Inductee)
We're excited to feature Mr. Charles Parker as the first person that we are highlighting in our TC "Greats" Series. In this series we are spotlighting some of the all-time greatest athletes to represent Tarkio College sports.
Mr. Parker was a 1969 graduate of Lincoln High School in Kansas City, MO, where he was class president and an All-League basketball player. He went on to play basketball at the collegiate level at Tarkio College where he was a standout player. As a freshman he averaged 25 points a game on Tarkio's junior varsity squad. As a sophomore, junior, and senior he was on the varsity squad. He capped off his career at Tarkio College in 1973 by earning athlete of the year and All-Conference honors. Mr. Parker graduated from Tarkio College in 1973 with a B.A. in Business Administration and Finance. We list a few of his many accomplishments below:
*Community leader/businessman and owner of Wings n Things in Kansas City.
*Inducted into the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City Hall of Fame in 2019.
*Inducted into the Tarkio College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.
*Inducted into the 1975-1976 CJ All Stars Basketball Club Hall of Fame.
*Selected as a Outstanding College Athlete of America in 1972 & 1973.
*Co-Captain of the 1972-73 Tarkio College basketball team.
*Member of the AAU Kansas City United Brothers basketball team that played in the national tournament twice..
Mr. Parker was a 1969 graduate of Lincoln High School in Kansas City, MO, where he was class president and an All-League basketball player. He went on to play basketball at the collegiate level at Tarkio College where he was a standout player. As a freshman he averaged 25 points a game on Tarkio's junior varsity squad. As a sophomore, junior, and senior he was on the varsity squad. He capped off his career at Tarkio College in 1973 by earning athlete of the year and All-Conference honors. Mr. Parker graduated from Tarkio College in 1973 with a B.A. in Business Administration and Finance. We list a few of his many accomplishments below:
*Community leader/businessman and owner of Wings n Things in Kansas City.
*Inducted into the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City Hall of Fame in 2019.
*Inducted into the Tarkio College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.
*Inducted into the 1975-1976 CJ All Stars Basketball Club Hall of Fame.
*Selected as a Outstanding College Athlete of America in 1972 & 1973.
*Co-Captain of the 1972-73 Tarkio College basketball team.
*Member of the AAU Kansas City United Brothers basketball team that played in the national tournament twice..
2020 Class of the Tarkio College Athletic Hall of Fame
Congratulations to Esther Taggart Kremer '84, Softball and Basketball, the 1972-73 Men's Basketball Team, and the 1976 Women's Softball Team on their induction into the 2020 Class of the Tarkio College Athletic Hall of Fame.
2019 Class of The Tarkio College Athletic Hall of Fame
Congratulations to the 1985 TC Lady Owls Softball Team on their induction into the
2019 Class of the Tarkio College Athletic Hall of Fame.
2019 Class of the Tarkio College Athletic Hall of Fame.
Congratulations to Lou Vircillo on receiving the 2018 Ray McCrann Lifetime Coach Achievement Award at the 2018 Phil Simms North-South All Star Football Classic.
Lou Vircillo and Phil Simms
2018 Class of the Tarkio College Athletic Hall of Fame
Congratulations to the 1967 TC Football Team on their induction to the 2018 Class of the Tarkio College Athletic Hall of Fame
IN THE FALL 53 YEARS AGO
1967 Lade's Lads recorded one of the best records in school history and landed on top of the MCAU. In 1968 Coach Lade repeated with the same number of victories and in 1969 the best season in history was recorded. Coach Bob Lade was one of the best, and very well respected by his peers.
2017 Class of the Tarkio College Athletic Hall of Fame
Congratulations to Bruce Gilbert, Marcus Browder, and Ronald Pratt who have been selected and were inducted into the 2017 Class of the Tarkio College Athletic Hall of Fame!
Brad Crum (TC Football), Bob Hull (TC Cross Country & Track, HOF Class of 2013, NAIA National Qualifier}. and Ron Pratt (TC Football, Coach, HOF Class of 2017) at Alumni Weekend 2017.
Tarkio College Football
Randy Jefferson & Alex Hernandez (No. 91)
The Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) was established in 1912 with 14 member institutions. It included the five state teachers colleges in Missouri – Warrensburg Teachers College (now the University of Central Missouri), Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (now Truman State University), Northwest Missouri State Teacher's College (now Northwest Missouri State University), Missouri State Normal School of the Third District (now Southeast Missouri State University, and Southwest Missouri State Teacher's College (now Missouri State University). It also included nine private schools – Central Methodist University, Central Wesleyan College, Culver–Stockton College, Drury University, Missouri Valley College, Missouri Wesleyan College, Tarkio College, Westminster College, and William Jewell College. Only Central Missouri and Northwest Missouri State remain members in the MIAA.
In 1924 the conference reorganized to include only public schools, and conference records tend to begin with that date. The schools left behind in the reorganization went on to later form the Missouri College Athletic Union, which would in time become the current Heart of America Athletic Conference in the NAIA. The Missouri College Athletic Union (MCAU) was an intercollegiate athletic conference that existed from 1924 to 1970. It consisted primarily of private universities from the state of Missouri that departed the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association after its 1924 reorganization.[1] After folding in 1970, the MCAU's members formed the Heart of America Athletic Conference. 
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