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Ken Bye is being inducted into the Upper Iowa University Athletic Hall of Fame as an athlete. He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in 1965 after majoring in biology and physical education. Bye furthered his education by earning a Master's Degree in biology and an Administrative Degree from Indiana State University.
He was a four-time football letter winner from 1961-64 and was named to the All-Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference first team in 1964 as an offensive guard. He was the leader of the offensive line that allowed the team to finish third in the NCAA in scoring and total offense that season. Bye anchored the offensive line with fellow Hall of Fame inductee Bob Schulte on the 1964 team that earned a share of the IIAC Championship with an 8-1 record playing under the late Coach Eb Eischeid.
Bye has been an educator for 50 years, while serving for 24 years as a head football coach and 22 years as an Athletic Director. As a head coach, he won six conference championships and was named coach of the year seven times. He coached at Sterling Newman, Bradley Bourbonnais, Eisenhower and Blue Island in Illinois, as well as Michigan City, Elston and Highland in Indiana. Bye has earned a spot in the Hall of Fame in Michigan City and Highland. Prior to Upper Iowa, he graduated from Fenger High School in Chicago, where he was an All-Chicago Football lineman.
Bye currently resides in New Buffalo, Michigan. He and his wife Debbie are the parents of Kevin, Jill, Julie and Tommy.
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