John Croft Myers joined the faculty in 1916 soon after graduating from Gettysburg College. He was the consummate school man, teaching math and Physics in the morning and coaching football, basketball, and baseball in the afternoons. Myers left the Hilltop for two years to serve as an artillery officer in the Army during WWI and was stationed in France, but he returned to his school duties after the commitment was over. A perfectionist, Myers demanded and received the best from his students. He was known “to spice up trigonometry classes by illustrating theorems with examples from the preparation of artillery fire.” In due time, Myers was appointed the School’s first Director of Athletics in deference to his outstanding coaching and leadership skills. He was the School’s first football coach in an era in which every boy in school played on the gridiron during the fall season. Under Myers, the Salisbury football team became known as a perennial New England powerhouse, compiling undefeated seasons in 1920, 1921, 1923, 1930, and 1932. The 1921 season was particularly noteworthy, as the team outscored their five opponents 304-0. Two students from that era, Emerson B. Quaile and Harry K. Cross, both Class of 1918, went on to be named to the All-American football team while competing as student-athletes for Yale University. Myers also was an outstanding baseball coach, leading his teams to undefeated seasons in 1932 and 1933. Absolutely dedicated to the School and especially the boys, Myers established a tradition of taking Sixth Formers on the football team to a Yale game once every fall. In 1942, following the untimely death of Headmaster Emerson B. Quaile, Myers was asked to serve as Acting Headmaster while a search for Quaile’s successor was conducted. He relinquished his coaching duties in 1948 for health reasons but continued his inspired work in the classroom for 14 more years. Often referred to as “the indomitable J.C. Myers”, he retired in 1962 after 46 years on the faculty at Salisbury School.