Twenty-four members of the 1974 Boonville Pirates football team pose for a picture after being inducted into the 2022 Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Sunday, November 20 in Columbia. The Pirates capped off a perfect season by beating Washington 34-14 in the state championship game to finish at 11-0. On hand during the ceremony were (front row, left to right) Danny Friedrich, Scott Thomas, Blaine Einsphar, Mike Dilse, Mark Thomas, Coach Gene Reagan, Coach Ken Brumley, Jesse Hinton, Mike Watts, Kirk Dudenhoffer, and David Trelc. (back row, left to right) Rick Imhoff, Tony Burnham, Tony Imhoff, David Steinbrueck, Mike Holiday, James Earl Quint, Steve Bruce, Rob Waibel, Rick Kempf, Dan Carpenter, Gray Foster, Don Neckerman, and Dale Mitchell. Randy Steinbrueck and Coach John Lamar attended the induction ceremony but couldn’t make the photo. (Photo by Chris Bowie)
By Chris Bowie Boonville Daily News After 48 years and the school’s first ever state title, the Boonville Pirates 1974 football team finally got to…