Brett Hull was named the No. 1 sports personality in St. Louis on Tuesday night during the Jack Buck Awards banquet, which aired on KMOX 1120 AM and will be televised on FOX Sports Midwest at a later date. Hull finished ahead of St. Louis sports legends Ozzie Smith, Lou Brock, Albert Pujols and Kurt Warner.
Hull - arguably one of the most colorful personalities in professional sports - is the most prolific goal scorer in the Blues' storied history. Over 11 years and 744 regular-season games, Hull recorded 527 goals as a Blue - a whopping 175 more than Hall of Famer Bernie Federko, who ranks second. Hull also ranks first in franchise history in hat tricks (27), power-play goals (195), game-winning goals (70), shots (3,367) and second in points (936), assists (409) and shorthanded goals (18).
Ryan O'Reilly, who helped the Blues capture their first Stanley Cup in 2019 and also claimed the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the postseason, finished at No. 8 in the Top 50 St. Louis Sports Personalities of the last 50 years poll.
Other current and former Blues selected to the top personalities list include: Alex Pietrangelo (No. 11), Vladimir Tarasenko (No. 14), Craig Berube (No. 15), Al MacInnis (No. 17), Bernie Federko (No. 23), Chris Pronger (26), Bob Plager (No. 30), Jordan Binnington (No. 31), Dan Kelly (No. 33), Brendan Shanahan (No. 34), Curtis Joseph (No. 42), Garry Unger (No. 43) and Keith Tkachuk (No. 50).
For the last 49 years, only members of the Missouri Athletic Club were eligible to vote for the Sports Personality of the Year award, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the MAC instead opened up voting to fans, who casted their ballots solely with write-in votes.
The 2020 Jack Buck Awards also honored former Blue Pat Maroon with the David Freese Hometown Hero Award. Retired anthem singer Charles Glenn also received an award to recognize his dedicated support to sports in the St. Louis community.
Top 50 St. Louis Sports Personalities of the Last 50 Years
1. Brett Hull
2. Ozzie Smith
3. Lou Brock
4. Albert Pujols
5. Kurt Warner
6. Yadier Molina
7. Bob Gibson
8. Ryan O'Reilly
9. Jack Buck
10. Tony LaRussa
View the complete list at mac-stl.org.
