John Kadlec '51

Special Assistant to the Director of Athletics 

A fixture in Mizzou athletic circles for more than 50 years, Kadlec, a native of St. Louis, was an all-conference linemen in 1950, and was the first to be pictured on the MU media guide that same year. He served as an assistant football coach at Mizzou under Don Faurot, Frank Broyles, Dan Devine, and Al Onofrio, and has been a Tiger administrator since 1986.  He served at Kansas State from 1978-1986 as a Director of Development under Director of Athletics Deloss Dodds.  

Kadlec currently serves Missouri as special assistant to the Athletic Director.  He is a member of the Mizzou Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame as well as the Missouri State Hall of Fame.