Tim Jamieson’s name is now part of a familiar Mizzou honor roll.
The longtime Missouri baseball head coach, who led the Tigers from 1995-2016, was selected as the 2026 Kiwanis Club of Columbia Don Faurot Sportsperson of the Year, the club announced Tuesday. Jamieson now serves as the program’s Director of Program Development.
During his 22 seasons at the helm, Jamieson piled up 698 wins, second only to Gene McArtor’s 733 on Mizzou’s all-time coaching victories list. He also guided Missouri to 15 seasons of at least 30 wins and took the Tigers to nine NCAA Regional berths, including seven straight from 2003-09.
“I am honored and appreciate being recognized by the Kiwanis Club, especially being included with the list of highly successful people who have received this award before me,” Jamieson said. “I have been blessed with great athletic and human experiences during my career and have had the good fortune to be able to share those experiences with a host of very talented people.”
Jamieson’s résumé at Missouri stretches well beyond the win total. He coached eight All-Americans and 10 Freshman All-Americans, and 75 of his players were drafted, including four first-round picks. He was inducted into the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame in May 2023.
His teams also delivered the program’s last two conference championships: the 1996 Big 8 regular-season title and the 2012 Big 12 Tournament crown. Jamieson was a two-time conference coach of the year.
A well-known talent developer, Jamieson helped mentor MLB All-Stars Max Scherzer, Ian Kinsler, Aaron Crow and Kyle Gibson. He has also seen 22 of his former players reach the big leagues.
Among them, Tanner Houck (Boston) and Pete Fairbanks (Miami) are currently on Major League 40-man rosters, joining Scherzer (Toronto) as active big-league names tied to Jamieson’s Missouri pipeline. His former players have combined for 15 MLB All-Star nods, three Cy Young Awards and two Gold Glove Awards.
Jamieson also coached two MLB managers during his Missouri tenure: Jayce Tingler and Tony Vitello. Tingler managed the San Diego Padres from 2020-21, while Vitello was named manager of the San Francisco Giants during the 2025 offseason and brought Tingler in as his bench coach, along with another former Tiger, Hunter Mense, as his hitting coach.
Jamieson joins Doug Smith (1991), Norm Stewart (1994), Fred Wappel (1995), Corby Jones (1999), Cindy Stein (2001), Brad Smith (2006), Mike Alden (2009), John Kadlec (2010), Gene McArtor (2014), J’den Cox (2016), Karissa Schweizer (2018), Brian Smith (2019), Ron Edwards (2024) and Charles A. Allen (2025) on the list of Don Faurot Sportsperson of the Year winners.
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