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Gene McArtor

McArtor from The Savitar, 1974
Biographical details
Born	1940/1941 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died	July 28, 2024 (aged 83)
Playing career
1961–1963	Missouri
Position(s)	First Base
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1969–1973	Missouri (Asst.)
1974–1994	Missouri
Head coaching record
Overall	733-430-3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2× Big 8 Champion (1976, 1980)
Awards
2× Big 8 Coach of the Year (1976, 1980) ABCA Hall of Fame (1993)

Gene McArtor (1940/1941 – July 28, 2024) was the head baseball coach at Missouri from 1974–1994 and was the NCAA National Coordinator of Baseball Umpires for many years beginning in 2008.

Early life

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, McArtor graduated from Webster Groves High School in 1958.

Playing career

McArtor was a first baseman at the University of Missouri from 1961 to 1963 under head coach Hi Simmons. In 1963, McArtor earned first-team All-Big 8 Conference honors and All-District V honors. McArtor helped lead Missouri to back-to-back Big 8 Conference Championships and to appearances in the 1962 and 1963 College World Series.

Coaching career

After teaching and coaching in St. Louis, in 1969, McArtor returned to Missouri as an assistant baseball coach under Hi Simmons. Upon Simmons' retirement after the 1973 season, McArtor took over as head coach in 1974, a position he would hold for the next 21 seasons. In 21 seasons, McArtor suffered just one losing season.

McArtor led Missouri to Big 8 Conference championships in 1976 and 1980 and to appearances in the NCAA tournament in 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1988, and 1991.

McArtor coached 41 All-Big 8 Conference players and 13 All-Americans. He coached a number of players who went on to play Major League Baseball, including Jeff Cornell, Tim Laudner, Ron Mathis, Phil Bradley, Scott Little, Dave Otto, Dave Silvestri, and John Dettmer.

Legacy

McArtor was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1993.

In 1997 McArtor received the Lefty Gomez Award from the American Baseball Coaches Association for his contributions to the game of baseball.

In 1999 McArtor was inducted into the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame.

In 2007 McArtor was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.

In 2010 the new indoor baseball facility at the University of Missouri was named McArtor Baseball Facility in his honor.

Death

McArtor died on July 28, 2024, at the age of 83.

Head coaching record

References

1. ^ "2012 Missouri Baseball Media Guide". mutigers.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
2. ^ Clark, Bill (August 4, 2008). "NCAA post gets McArtor back into college baseball". Columbia Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
3. "Gene McArtor, Class of 1958". Webster Groves School District. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
4. "List of Hall of Fame Inductees" (PDF). ABCA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
5. "Lefty Gomez Award". ABCA. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
6. "Player Bio: Gene McArtor". mutigers.com. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
7. Nestor, Matt. "MU legend gets his due". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
8. "Mizzou Mourns Passing of Hall of Fame Coach Gene McArtor". MUTigers.com. July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.

External links

• Missouri Tigers Bio Archived 2012-11-19 at the Wayback Machine

• 1940s births
• 2024 deaths
• Missouri Tigers baseball coaches
• Missouri Tigers baseball players
• Webster Groves High School alumni