Former Seminole State coach dies

NewsOK.com

Published on 12/12/2007

Former Seminole State baseball coach Eric Myers died Saturday in Choctaw after a lengthy battle with brain cancer.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church, 2700 Main St., Choctaw.

Myers coached Seminole from 2001-06. He was a former NJCAA All-America pitcher while at Seminole, and was drafted by the Oakland A's.

He was a past president of the Seminole State College Baseball Alumni Association and was inducted into the College's Alumni Hall of Fame last spring.

A scholarship has been established in honor of Myers through the Seminole State College Educational Foundation. Checks can be sent to the Foundation, P.O. Box 351, Seminole, OK 74818.