Susquehanna University Athletics

A four-year starter, the late Ernie Tyler ’72 set SU season records for passes completed (233) and passing yardage (1,239) in 1969. His honors as a quarterback include First Team All-MAC North, Honorable Mention All-Lutheran College, and Third Team All-State. An all-around athlete, Tyler also garnered Honorable Mention All-Lutheran honors as a freshman defensive back in 1968. He also earned two varsity letters as a catcher for the Crusader baseball team. Ernie taught and coached Football at Shikellamy HS for decades. He guided many good students and talented student-athletes to SU, among them were SU Sports Hall of Famers QB Mike Bowman, ’03, and WR Mark Bartosic, ‘04, a prolific passing combination who broke some of Ernie’s passing records at SU.