{"id":1446,"date":"2022-03-30T14:10:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T14:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/?page_id=1446"},"modified":"2023-01-31T22:15:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T22:15:10","slug":"coach-king","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/coach-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach King"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1446\" class=\"elementor elementor-1446\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69d9067 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69d9067\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-418c2fa\" data-id=\"418c2fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fcd202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3fcd202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/c-king-285x450.jpg\" class=\"attachment-colormag-elementor-grid-small-thumbnail size-colormag-elementor-grid-small-thumbnail wp-image-1938\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-271dd4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"271dd4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; padding-bottom: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; max-width: unset; font-family: var(--font-headings, 'PT Serif', Times, sans-serif); clear: both; font-size: 1.44rem; line-height: 1.125; margin-block: 0px; color: #1f2527; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;\">Boyd King, who attended the Hannibal Public Schools, won 11 letters in football, basketball, and baseball at Truman State University. During World War II, he served as an ensign in the V-5 program as an assistant basketball coach at the University of North Carolina, and the pre-flight and head coach at the U. S. Naval School Virginia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04205c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04205c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84fa88a\" data-id=\"84fa88a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-499dcd9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"499dcd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c401a81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c401a81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"694\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/wedding2-694x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1941\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/wedding2-694x1024.jpg 694w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/wedding2-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/wedding2-768x1134.jpg 768w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/wedding2-1041x1536.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/wedding2-1388x2048.jpg 1388w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/wedding2-scaled.jpg 1735w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16871b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16871b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 16px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; max-width: unset; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: 1.125; color: #1f2527; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: 'PT Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: var(--font-base,'PT Sans',Arial,sans-serif); font-size: 1.2rem; text-align: left;\">Emily Smith and Boyd King tied knots on April 17, 1938.  After 8 years of their marriage, Mr. King began his coaching career at Truman State University.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-abeadbc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"abeadbc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdefafa\" data-id=\"bdefafa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e772b3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8e772b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c82807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c82807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 16px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; max-width: unset; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: 1.125; color: #1f2527; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: 'PT Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: var(--font-base,'PT Sans',Arial,sans-serif); font-size: 1.2rem; text-align: left;\">Coach Boyd was appointed head basketball coach at the university. He coached the Bulldogs for 25 years until his retirement at the end of the 1970-71 season.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c034bf0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c034bf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a9dc6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a9dc6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; padding-bottom: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; max-width: unset; font-family: var(--font-headings, 'PT Serif', Times, sans-serif); clear: both; font-size: 1.44rem; line-height: 1.125; margin-block: 0px; color: #1f2527; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;\">Boyd\u2019s teams compiled a cumulative record of 380-199 and were conference champions seven times. In 1970-71, Coach King was named College-Division District Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b5eb83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b5eb83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/plaque-transcripts\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"874\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/birthday-874x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1937\" alt=\"Happy Birthday plaque\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/birthday-874x1024.jpeg 874w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/birthday-256x300.jpeg 256w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/birthday-768x900.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/birthday-1311x1536.jpeg 1311w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/birthday-1747x2048.jpeg 1747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 874px) 100vw, 874px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a75f5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a75f5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/plaque-transcripts\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/memorial-815x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1939\" alt=\"Eddie Matthews Memorial plaque\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/memorial-815x1024.jpeg 815w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/memorial-239x300.jpeg 239w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/memorial-768x965.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/memorial-1223x1536.jpeg 1223w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/memorial-1631x2048.jpeg 1631w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/memorial-scaled.jpeg 2038w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc44c80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc44c80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; padding-bottom: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; max-width: unset; font-family: var(--font-headings, 'PT Serif', Times, sans-serif); clear: both; font-size: 1.44rem; line-height: 1.125; margin-block: 0px; color: #1f2527; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;\">Boyd was also a recipient of a merit award for distinguished services from that association. Boyd continued to teach in the Division of Health and Physical Education until his retirement in 1977.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-185d7fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"185d7fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/plaque-transcripts\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"862\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/hall-o-fame-862x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1940\" alt=\"Hall of Fame plaque\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/hall-o-fame-862x1024.jpeg 862w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/hall-o-fame-253x300.jpeg 253w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/hall-o-fame-768x912.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/hall-o-fame-1293x1536.jpeg 1293w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/01\/hall-o-fame-1724x2048.jpeg 1724w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boyd King, who attended the Hannibal Public Schools, won 11 letters in football, basketball, and baseball at Truman State University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1446","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1446"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1959,"href":"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1446\/revisions\/1959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}