Columbia in Boone County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Don Faurot / Faurot Field

Don Faurot Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012

1. Don Faurot Marker

Inscription.

Don Faurot, also, Faurot Field. . Don Faurot 1902-1995 Football Coach 1935-42, 1946-56 Athletic Director 1935-67, Here stands the symbol of Ol' Mizzou, famed "Thin Man" from Mountain Grove, a boy who helped build this stadium and a football coach who filled it with victories and fresh hopes. Faurot overcame boyhood mishap that cost him the first two fingers at the middle joint. Gutty, jut-jawed guy lettered in baseball at Missouri, captained the basketball team and punted as a 148-pound linebacker for top-rated 1924 Tigers., Mastered in agriculture, but never left football. He head-coached Kirksville Teachers [College] nine spectacular seasons and returned in 1935 to Missouri, which was embarrassed in defeat and debt., Don quickly solved both with vigorous home-state recruiting and manfully over-scheduled on the road for bigger receipts. Winning built bowl teams and a need to super-structure the stadium, now Faurot Field., Old coach's greatest gridiron accomplishment in 19 seasons was his creation of a unique Split-T formation that featured celebrated quarterback option., Although widely sought, intensely loyal, Coach Faurot never left MU until someone up there wanted another Boy Scout... Bob Broeg, Record: Overall, won 169, lost 92, tied 13 with 101-79-10 at Mizzou, 1935-56, interrupted by three World War II years in U.S. Navy., Awards: Faurot was a member of National Football Foundation Hall of Fame, the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame, the Orange Bowl Hall of Honor, the Blue-Gray Hall of Fame, past president of the Football Coaches Association, and recipient of the Amos Alonzo Stagg award for his distinguished service in the advancement of the best interests of football., [Statue by H. Weber, Fine Art Sculpture Center, 1999], Faurot Field , , , , , In honor of the national recognition his athletic leadership has created for the University of Missouri this playing field is dedicated to Don B. Faurot Student Athlete 1922 - 1924 Head Football Coach 1935 - 1956 Director of Intercollegiate Athletics 1945 - 1967, [Dedicated] November 25, 1972.

Don Faurot
1902-1995
Football Coach 1935-42, 1946-56
Athletic Director 1935-67

Here stands the symbol of Ol' Mizzou, famed "Thin Man" from Mountain Grove, a boy who helped build this stadium and a football coach who filled it with victories and fresh hopes. Faurot overcame boyhood mishap that cost him the first two fingers at the middle joint. Gutty, jut-jawed guy lettered in baseball at Missouri, captained the basketball team and punted as a 148-pound linebacker for top-rated 1924 Tigers.

Mastered in agriculture, but never left football. He head-coached Kirksville Teachers [College] nine spectacular seasons and returned in 1935 to Missouri, which was embarrassed in defeat and debt.

Don quickly solved both with vigorous home-state recruiting and manfully over-scheduled on the road for bigger receipts. Winning built bowl teams and a need to super-structure the stadium, now Faurot Field.

Old coach's greatest gridiron accomplishment in 19 seasons was his creation of a unique Split-T formation that featured celebrated quarterback option.

Although widely sought, intensely loyal, Coach Faurot never left MU until someone up there wanted another Boy Scout...
Bob Broeg

Record: Overall, won 169, lost 92, tied 13 with 101-79-10 at Mizzou, 1935-56,

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interrupted by three World War II years in U.S. Navy.

Awards: Faurot was a member of National Football Foundation Hall of Fame, the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame, the Orange Bowl Hall of Honor, the Blue-Gray Hall of Fame, past president of the Football Coaches Association, and recipient of the Amos Alonzo Stagg award for his distinguished service in the advancement of the best interests of football.

[Statue by H. Weber, Fine Art Sculpture Center, 1999]

Faurot Field
—————
In honor of the national recognition
his athletic leadership has created
for the University of Missouri
this playing field is dedicated to
Don B. Faurot
Student Athlete
1922 - 1924
Head Football Coach
1935 - 1956
Director of
Intercollegiate Athletics
1945 - 1967

[Dedicated]
November 25, 1972

Erected 1972.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Sports • War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1911.

Location. 38° 56.22′ N, 92° 19.956′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Missouri, in Boone County. Marker is at the intersection of Stadium Boulevard

Faurot Field Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012

2. Faurot Field Marker

(Missouri Route 740) and Providence Road (Missouri Route 163), on the right when traveling east on Stadium Boulevard. Marker is on the grounds of the University of Missouri Memorial (football) Stadium. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia MO 65211, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Mel Carnahan Quadrangle (approx. half a mile away); Beetle Bailey (approx. half a mile away); Lest We Forget: Lynching at the Stewart Road Bridge (approx. 0.6 miles away); "Make A Brighter Future" (approx. 0.6 miles away); Memorial Union Tower (approx. 0.7 miles away); Site of Columbia College (approx. 0.7 miles away); In Memory of the United States Colored Troops of the Civil War (approx. ¾ mile away); George Clinton Swallow (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Also see . . .
1. Don Faurot. National Football Foundation website entry (Submitted on April 24, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Don Faurot's Split-T Formation. University of Missouri website entry (Submitted on September 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

3. Don Faurot and Missouri Football, 1941. YouTube video (3m 59s) (Submitted on September 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

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3. Don Faurot

Don Faurot Marker and Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012

4. Don Faurot Marker and Statue

Faurot Field and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012

5. Faurot Field and Marker

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6. Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium

Don Faurot Statue image. Click for full size.

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7. Don Faurot Statue

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8. Don Faurot Statue Detail

Credits. This page was last revised on January 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 750 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on January 13, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on September 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.