Biographical details | |
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Born | New Martinsville, West Virginia, U.S. | September 11, 1938
Died | August 10, 2017 | (aged 78)
Alma mater | Marshall University |
Playing career | |
?–1960 | Marshall |
Position(s) | Pitcher |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1963 | Florida State (asst.) |
1964–1966 | Miami-Dade JC (asst.) |
1967–1973 | Jacksonville |
1974–1977 | Mercer (asst.) |
1978–2003 | Mercer |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 852–765–8 |
Tournaments | NCAA D1: 0-2 A-Sun: 20-11 NCAA D2: 1-2 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
TAAC Tournament: 1979, 1981, 1983 TAAC Division: 1982, 1994, 1997 | |
Awards | |
College Division District 3 Coach of the Year: 1968 TAAC Coach of the Year: 1979, 1981, 1983, 1994 | |
Barry Myers (September 11, 1938[1] – August 10, 2017[2]) was an American former college baseball and men's soccer coach. He was the head baseball coach at both Jacksonville, from 1967 to 1973, and Mercer, from 1978 to 2003. At Jacksonville, he led the Dolphins to their first two NCAA tournaments, one each in the college and University Divisions. At Mercer, he won three TAAC Tournaments and was named TAAC Coach of the Year four times. A native West Virginian, Myers attended Marshall University, where he played baseball for the Thundering Herd under head coach Bill Chambers. He was also Mercer's soccer coach from 1974 to 1976, amassing a 12–21–3 overall record.