On May 1, it was announced from the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC) offices that former Susquehanna University Athletic Director and Head Coach Jim Garrett was one of the 16 members of the 2018 Class of the MAC Hall of Fame.
"For seven years we have selected outstanding alumni from our 60 current and former institutions for the MAC Hall of Fame. This year's inductees are as impressive as the 148 previous inductees," said MAC Executive Director Ken Andrews. "The 2018 class continues to represent the great legacy of this conference. The athletics, service and professional prowess they display exemplifies the best in college athletics. On behalf of our 17 members, I congratulate these inductees as they receive MAC recognition from their alma mater."
Jim Garrett was the athletic director at Susquehanna from 1960-65, the head football coach from 1960-65, the head baseball coach from 1962-65 and the head track & field coach in 1961.
Garrett had by far the best winning percentage of any coach in program history at .780 (39-11-1). One of the greatest victories in Susquehanna athletics history was when his football team defeated Temple, 22-18, to close out the 1963 season. He led the football team to two MAC Northern Division titles in 1961 and 1962. The baseball team won the MAC Northern Division title in 1965.
After his time at Susquehanna, Garrett spent the next 40 years working in the National Football League (NFL) as an assistant coach with the New York Giants (1970-73), the New Orleans Saints (1976-77) and the Cleveland Browns (1978-84). He was also the head coach of the Houston Texans of the World Football League (1974). In 2001, Susquehanna University named their new sports complex in his honor. Garrett was inducted into the Susquehanna University Sports Hall of Fame in 1981.
Garrett, who passed away earlier this spring, will be honored September 8 prior to the start of the 2018 football home opener against Johns Hopkins.
The complete list of 2018 MAC Hall of Fame inductees can be found on the MAC website – www.gomacsports.com.
