Lysle Garnish

Lysle "Spike" Garnish

  • Captained the freshman football team at Syracuse, but left in 1926 because of illness
  • Completed his education at ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é's Extension Division
  • Joined the University in 1930
  • Became a trainer and assistant basketball coach in 1931, named an assistant baseball coach in 1932
  • Assistant football coach from 1945-48
  • Also coached the freshman basketball and baseball teams and served as tennis coach
  • Left the University in 1949 to become assistant director of industrial recreation at Eastman Kodak
  • Appointed basketball and baseball coach at Hobart College in 1950
  • Coached at Hobart for 10 years until he succumbed to a heart attack on December 4, 1960
  • The "Spike" Garnish Fund was created at ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é in 1971 to provide financial assistance, according to individual need, to ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é students on the basis of outstanding performance and personal qualities, including leadership, as demonstrated through intercollegiate athletics
  • The Garnish Memorial Citation is given annually to an alumnus, faculty member, or a staff member for dedication and contributions to the intercollegiate athletic program
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