Youngstown State University

Playing for the Penguins and head coach Dom Rosselli from 1964 to 1967, Roy Myers was one of the most complete ballplayers that ever played for Rosselli – the frontrunner to the "complete" package that scouts often refer to when scouting players today. He did the five things and did them well that qualify one to play for a Rosselli- coached team. He could run, he could throw, he could field, he could hit, he could field, he could hit for average, and while his college statistics didn't exactly bear out his power output , he could also hit for power when necessary. He helped lead the Penguin to a 67-20 overall mark during his four seasons at YSU from 1962 to 1967, and in the process, established the record for the best batting average in a single season when he batted .456 (31 of 68) in 1966, a record that still stands today. His .721 slugging percentage that same year still ranks as the second best all time in a single season, while his five hits in a single game (against Steubenville College in 1966) is a standard that still stands today. Heading into the 1992 season, he remains just one of five Penguin players to ever achieve five hits in the same game, but was the first player to turn the trick. He was an offensive machine in a day when the weather often times canceled more games than the team was able to play. His exploits with the bat are still talked about by not only his coach but teammates as well. He had two triples in a game and his four runs scored in a game are still tops in the record book, while the single season and career home run records by the current crop of players has all but erased the achievements of the players of yesteryear. His four home runs in 1966 not only led the team in that category, but set the record at the time for the most roundtrippers in a season. Drafted by the New York Mets in 1968, upon the recommendation of super scout Ollie Vanek (the same man responsible for signing Cardinal Hall of Famer Stan Musial), he chose not to sign, opting instead for a teaching career that ahs now reached the 25 year mark at Badger high school. He is married to the former Lisa Steadman and they have two children: Amanda (age 7) and Ryan (age 5).