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The 39th annual Jack Buck Sports Awards will be held on Monday, Dec. 15. Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel will be awarded with the 2008 Sports Personality of the Year Award. Also, just announced... Former Rams coach and current commentator Jim Hanifan will be honored with the Legends Award. Several other distinguished members of the St. Louis Sports Community will also be honored. Be sure to read the Buffet to find out other honorees. You won’t want to miss the chance to see some of your favorite sports personalities in your own Club. The evening will begin with cocktails at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. and the program at 8 p.m. The cost to attend is $125, per person. Make your reservation now! This event is always a sellout, and a lot of reservations have already been made. Call 314-539-4470 to make your reservation today. Or you can sign up online. Click here to enter the member login area.
 Gary Pinkel- 2008 Sports Personality of the Year
The winner of the 2008 Sports Personality of the Year Award is University of Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel. Pinkel has built the Tigers into one of the top programs in the nation. Last season, he guided Mizzou to one of their greatest seasons in school history, earning a #1 ranking in the pollsl for the first time since 1960 and a Cotton Bowl Victory over Arkansas. Pinkel is the third football coach from Mizzou to be honored with the Sports Personality of the Year award. Al Onofrio won the award in 1972, Warren Powers in 1978. Former Missouri Basketball coach Norm Stewart was honored in 1992.
 Jim Hanifan- The Legends Award
Jim Hanifan came to St. Louis in 1973 to serve as the offensive line coach for the football Cardinals. In 1977, he earned the NFL's Assistant Coach of the Year Award, while coaching football's top line led by Pro Bowler's Dan Dierdorf, Conrad Dobler, Tom Banks and Bob Young. Hanifan was named the head coach of the Cardinals in 1980 and was in that role until 1985. He guided the Gridbirds to the playoffs in 1982. After a successful stint as the offensive line coach for the Washington Redskins and was on the staff of the 1991 Super Bowl championship team. Hanifan returned to St. Louis in 1997, where he coached the offensive line until retiring following the 2003 season. Hanifan's offensive line was an unheralded key to the success of the "Greatest Show on Turf" which led the Rams to two Super Bowl appearances. Since 2004, Hanifan has been the colorful color commentator for the Rams radio broadcasts and hosts a weekly show. He wrote an autobiography recounting his career titled "Beyond X's and O's: My Thirty Years in Football."
MORE HONOREES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!
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