Dick Gregory

Historical marker location:

6611 Delmar Boulevard, University City, Missouri

( Marker is on Delmar Boulevard west of Melville Avenue, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1995

Born October 12, 1932.

The University of Missouri, located in Columbia, was the first public university west of the Mississippi River. It was founded in 1839 and has a long history of academic and athletic excellence.