HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE
RICH VOIERS, BAY VILLAGE
1996 RECIPIENT
"Throughout his career, Coach Voiers said that
teaching young people important lessons
in growing up was the enjoyable challenge. It was his firm belief that to
become
successful, they had to develop habits of preparation, practice and team
work, coupled
with sound emotional and physical skills, as action tools for their eventual
success."
Voiers' heading coaching career began at Bay Village in
1963-64, following seven years as assistant coach. He remained at Bay
Village as head coach through the 1993-94 season, with an outstanding
overall record of 461 - 182 in those 31 seasons.
Among his teams' accomplishments were fourteen league titles, thirteen
sectionals, three district championships, three regional appearances and
runner-up at the regionals in 1989. He had two undefeated regular seasons in
Bay Village in 1977 and 1989. As a coach, he was named Coach of the Year in
the SWC thirteen times, Cleveland four times, and Northeast Ohio twice. He
earned state recognition as Ohio Coach of the Year in Division II in 1989,
Coach of the North-South All-Stars in 1977 and 1994 and Ohio-Michigan
All-Star Coach in 1989. In 1975 and 1976 he was President of the Cleveland
Coach Association. He has served on the Board of Directors of the OHSBCA for
eleven years, and was a recipient of the prestigious Paul Walker Award,
presented by the OHSBCA in 1993.
Coach Voiers graduated from Greenhills High School in 1953. He received his
undergraduate degree from Miami University in 1957 and earned a Master's
degree from Kent State University in 1969. He took additional course work at
Cleveland State University in Vocational Education.
In addition to his basketball duties, Voiers extended his coaching abilities
to other sports. Rich served as defensive coordinator in football from 1962
through 1977, head track coach from 1957 through 1964, and varsity golf
coach from 1966 through 1970. During his summers of 1980 through 1993, Coach
Voiers ran the Bay Basketball Camp and from 1963 through 1985 was Director
of Recreation / Pool at Avon Lakes Country Club. His professional
memberships beyond coaching organizations included the Northeast Ohio
Teachers Association, Ohio Vocational Association and Bay Teachers
Association.
Rich and his wife, Maureen, have three sons: Dr. Douglas Voiers, who with
his wife, Nancy, has three children, Scott, Lauren and Stephanie; Richard
Voiers, who has two children, Alexandra and Ryan, with his wife, Mary Ellen;
and foster son Gregory Haneline, who with his wife, Laurie, has three
children, Matthew, Chad and Jeffrey.
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