Ithaca College Athletics

At Ithaca, Len Tyler '66, M.S. '70, lettered in football and track and field. An All-American defensive tackle for the football team, he twice led the Bombers in tackles. A two-time selection as the team's defensive player of the year, Tyler was named ECAC lineman of the week seven times during his career; he was named an all-American in 1964 and 1965. Competing in the shot put for Ithaca, he earned four letters in track and field. After coaching track and field at Ithaca and playing professionally in the Continental Football League, he began an administrative career at Maine Maritime Academy, where he currently serves as president. Tyler holds the rank of rear admiral in the United States Maritime Service.