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The Missouri Athletic Club A TRADITION
Since 1903
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For more than a century, the Missouri Athletic Club has built a tradition of excellence unmatched by any city club in the United States. For the MAC’s prestigious membership, the Club has become a way of life, offering the finest in athletic facilities, plus gourmet dining and elegant guest accommodations.
When the Club first opened in September 1903, just months before the St. Louis World’s Fair of 1904, the athletic tradition of the MAC was quickly established. Club members officiated the Olympic games held in conjunction with the World’s Fair, and a full team of athletes representing the MAC also competed. Other events helped shape the early athletic involvement of the MAC, including monthly amateur boxing matches at the Club and the debut of water polo in St. Louis. Club athletes and teams excelled in local and national Amateur Athletic Union competitions.
The MAC’s proud history of celebrating athletic excellence was enhanced in 1970 when MAC member Jack Buck created the Sports Personality of the Year Banquet to honor the top local sports figure. Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Joe Torre, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Brett Hull, Tony LaRussa, Ozzie Smith, Marshall Faulk, Kurt Warner and Albert Pujols are among the sports legends who have come to the MAC to receive the prestigious award. In 1986, the Club took another major step in enhancing its athletic reputation by creating the MAC Collegiate Soccer Player of the Year Award.
The MAC celebrates a proud past, but always has an eye on the future. In 1995, the MAC purchased the former Town and Country Racquet Club in suburban West St. Louis county, becoming one of the first private clubs in the country to offer its members two locations.
The Missouri Athletic Club is recognized as a Platinum Club of America, a distinction that puts the MAC in the top 5% of private clubs in America. In May of 2007, the MAC was again recognized for its prestige and history when the Downtown Clubhouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Today, the MAC remains the premier athletic, social and dining club in St. Louis. The MAC way of life is a proud one. As Club members continue that heritage, they ensure the MAC remains a vital institution well into the future.
