Missouri Sports Hall of Famer Alvin “Squeaky” Marquart died Sunday. He was 86.

He’s was synonymous around Mizzou athletics. His love for the Black and Gold took him all across the country to see his beloved Tigers play. In essence, he was a genuine PR guy for the state university, but he was also loyal to high schools and other state college sports teams.

Marquart was among the Class of 2015 inductees into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. He was only the second fan ever to be enshrined.

His passion for sports began in 1968 when the sports announcer, Chuck Otte, at radio station KLPW in Union fell ill, and the station was thinking of discontinuing its sports broadcasts. That’s when Squeaky stepped in.

In 1973, Squeaky became president of the Missouri Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association, which was the first to publish and award an all-state girls basketball team. The association also started the first statewide basketball poll that year.

In 1972, Squeaky and his wife, Opal, bought their first season tickets for Mizzou football. But it wasn’t until 1986 that they started following Missouri football and basketball teams on the road.

Squeaky and Opal raised five sons – Duane, Kurt, Eric, Addison and Kyle – and have 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Opal passed away in October 2011.