Athletic Hall of Fame

Bill Tuscany MS, AT, Ret.

Sport(s): Administration

Graduating Class: 1973

Induction Class: 2025

Graduated in 1973 with a bachelor’s degree and again in 1976 with a master’s degree after serving as a graduate assistant from 1974 to 1976; Served as the Associate Head Athletic Trainer and retired in 2018 after 32 years of service to EMU; Predominantly oversaw EMU’s Olympic sports out of Bowen Field House throughout his tenure; At the time of his retirement, he had worked with 105 of EMU’s 143 MAC Championship Teams; Member of the EMU Athletic Training Alumni Chapter; Served as a lecturer and preceptor in EMU’s accredited athletic training curriculum; Certified member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) and received recognition for years served; Member of both the Michigan Athletic Trainers Society and the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association, and is a licensed Athletic Trainer by the State of Michigan; Served as a Board of Certification Examiner from 1978 until 2009, at which time the exam was computerized; Before returning to EMU in 1986, he was the Head Athletic Trainer at Lewis University in Romeoville, Ill. from 1976-86; In addition to having the rank of Associate Professor he was also the chairman of the Physical Education Department at Lewis University from 1981 to 1986; Inducted into Lewis University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993.

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