Southeast Missouri Athletics Hall of Fame
1952-1956
Originally a walk-on, Eichhorst was a four-year letterman and First-Team All-Conference as a junior and senior. During his senior year, he led the team in scoring and rebounding, and was voted Most Valuable Player and captain. Eichhorst broke the school scoring records for most points in a single game (36), for a single season (333) and for a career (868). He joined the NBA St. Louis Hawks at the end of the 1961-62 season and was an NFL football official and major college basketball referee from 1964-1989.
