Jim Byers
Inducted 1999
Administration / Coaching, Football
– Head football coach at UE from 1966-76 before serving as the Athletic Director for the Purple Aces
– Holds the school record with 50 coaching victories
– Won or was co-winner of 6 conference titles while earning a Semi-Finalist spot in the 1974 NCAA Championship
– Named to the Reitz High School Hall of Fame, the UE Hall of Fame, MVC Hall of Fame, recipient of the MVC Lifetime Achievement Award
– Inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in three categories – Player, Coach and Administrator
– Earned the 1979 Honorary Alumnus Award from UE
– Honored in 2014 with the Jim Byers Pathway to Excellence, located on campus
– 2006 Athletic Director Association Lifetime Achievement Award
– 2011 Tri-State Hot Stove Legend Award
– Attended the University of Michigan where he played and lettered for three seasons before graduating in 1959