DePauw baseball honors coach Ed Meyer

Brothers (from left) Mike, Tony, Patrick and Pete Meyer throw out the first pitch on Saturday as DePauw honored their late father, Ed Meyer.

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DePauw University honored the memory of alumnus and longtime baseball coach Ed Meyer on Saturday during its doubleheader against Ohio Wesleyan.

Meyer, a 1962 DePauw graduate, was head baseball coach for 35 years and logged a Tiger-record 522 career wins while positively impacting several generations of student-athletes. He was also an emeritus professor of kinesiology when he passed away in 2015.

Tony Meyer and his three brothers (Mike, Patrick and Pete) threw out the first pitch for the second game and saw the unveiling of a flag with the initials “EM” on it that will be a permanent fixture at Walker Field.

“[First-year coach] Blake Allen came up with idea to have a flag with EM on it, and going to fly that at all the home games,” Tony Meyer said. “That was really great. There were several alums back who played with dad and some who played on his first team. There were some from the mid-80s to 90s. It was a good time to get together.”

Tony Meyer and the rest of the family members were thrilled at the tribute for their father.

“Blake and the Tigers tipped their cap to my dad, and it was a fantastic day,” he said. “[DePauw athletic director] Stevie Baker-Watson helped get it all going. It was an even better day when DePauw beat Ohio Wesleyan twice.”

A flag bearing the initials of longtime DePauw baseball coach Ed Meyer will fly at Walker Field as a tribute.

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Ed Meyer was born June 9, 1940, in Berwyn, Ill., and transferred to DePauw in 1960 after attending Iowa State University and Lyons Township Junior College. Meyer lettered in both football and baseball at DePauw and majored in physical education.

He was the 1960 total offense leader, passing leader and punting leader in football. He also served as co-captain of both teams. During his senior year, Meyer was the recipient of the Fred C. Tucker Memorial Award for Leadership in Athletics.

As quarterback of the Tiger football team, he led the squad to two victories over Wabash College.

He began his long and memorable coaching career at DePauw in 1964, serving as associate professor of health, physical education and recreation as well as head baseball coach and assistant football coach.

Meyer led the baseball program for 35 years and earned 1990, 1994 and 1997 Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year honors. His 1990 squad finished second in the conference, while the 1994 team tied for the regular season title and won the ICAC tournament. The 1997 team won the regular season title and finished 25-15 overall.

Meyer went on to earn a master’s degree from Indiana University.