Howard Weyers
Howard Weyers was an outstanding all-around athlete at both Greenville High and Thiel College, who went on to an extensive college coaching career.
He played football, basketball and baseball at Greenville High from 1948-52, then carried over his athletic career in all three sports at Thiel College from 1952-56.
At Thiel, he earned four letters in football, three in basketball and one in baseball. In football he was a center and linebacker.
After college he began a coaching career. In high school, he worked at Ellwood City (offensive line) for two years; East Palestine, Ohio (head coach), going 18-2 and winning two league championships; and Maple Heights, Ohio (head coach), posting an overall mark of 18-12 in three years.
Howard moved on to college coaching. He coached freshmen at Rutgers University for one year, then served as offensive coordinator at Columbia University for two seasons. He was offensive line coach at the University of Pittsburgh for two years, then worked four years as offensive coordinator at Miami (Ohio) University. He coached defensive ends for three seasons at Michigan State University, before leaving the coaching profession in 1976 to enter business.
He was inducted into the Thiel College Hall of Fame, for both participation and outstanding contributions to sports at the Greenville-based school.
He and his wife, Kay, provided a 1-for-2 matching grant for the Alumni Stadium facility at Thiel, a contribution amounting to $500,000.