SEC Legend: Gene McArtor

Gene McArtor

Former Mizzou Baseball Head Coach Gene McArtor, who never coached in the SEC (for that mater, he never coached in the Big 12), has been selected to be named an SEC Legend:

♦ SEC announces baseball legends (SEC Digital Network)

Featuring former standouts from Southeastern Conference member institutions, the SEC Baseball Legends Presented by AT&T will be honored at the 2013 SEC Baseball Tournament May 21-26 at the Hoover Met in Hoover, Ala.

“The SEC Baseball Legends Presented by AT&T allows us to honor the deep tradition and history of baseball in our league and show why the SEC is the nation’s premier baseball conference,” said SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. “We are grateful to our friends at AT&T for helping to continue to make this program possible.”

The 2013 class features Hal Baird, Auburn; Terry Shumpert, Kentucky; Skip Bertman, LSU; and Gene McArtor, Missouri. Four legends will be recognized each year, with representatives from Ole Miss, Mississippi State, South Carolina and Tennessee set to be honored in 2014. The inaugural class in 2013 included: Dr. Jeffrey Laubenthal, Alabama; Kevin McReynolds, Arkansas; Brad Wilkerson, Florida and Rev. Reggie Andrews, Georgia....