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Hall of Fame

Bill Hanks HOF

Bill G. Hanks

  • Class
    1948
  • Induction
    1986
  • Sport(s)
    Basketball

Lettered two years in basketball at SWBC (junior college) ... Named all-conference two years in basketball ... Team captain in 1947 ... Outstanding scorer in junior college ... Led SWBC in national junior college tournament with average of 29 points per game ... Lettered two years at Drury and named all-conference both years ... Maintained 16 ppg average ... Was active in civic and church activities ... Charter member of Southeast Lions Club, serving as president in 1960 ... Originator and chairman of Lions Heart of America horse show ... Former board member and president of Cerebral Palsy of Southwest Missouri, board member and president of Springfield Board of Realtors ... Realtor of the Year in 1981.

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