Norwich University

Barry W. Mynter is the seventh honorary member of the NU Athletic Hall of Fame. A 1958 graduate of St. Lawrence University (where he received both his BS and M.Ed. in Physical Education), Coach Mynter arrived at Norwich in 1965 as an assistant football coach. In 1966 he was named Head Ski Coach and assumed the position of Head Football Coach in 1975. Currently in his sixteenth year as Cadet mentor, he has enjoyed the longest tenure as head coach in NU football history, has more wins than any of his predecessors (74 entering the 1990 season), and led MU to its only post-season game, the ECAC North Championship, held on Sabine Field in 1984. Mynter, the 27th coach in the 97-year-old-program, entered this season with the third highest winning percentage (74-70-2, .514) among Cadet gridiron coaches with four or more seasons at the helm. In addition to his 9-2 playoff team in 1984 (which set the record for most wins in a season), he had exceptional squads in 1977 (7-2) and and 1979 (8-2). The 1979 club led the nation in rushing and total offense in Division III. Coach Mynter's teams have produced six All-Americans as well as numerous regional all-stars, and several of his former players and assistant coaches have gone on to successful coaching careers at all levels of high school and college football. 
At St. Lawrence, Barry played four years of football as a defensive back and running back and two years of hockey as a goalie. He was a member of Scabbard & Blade (ROTC Honorary Society), Beta Theta Pi fraternity and the lettermen's club. After graduation, Barry spent three years on active duty in the U.S. Army and three years as a reservist, retiring as a captain. 
Coach Mynter is Assistant Director of Athletics and Professor of Physical Education, teaching a wide variety of courses in the Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Department. He and his wife, Connie, have a son, Douglas, and three daughters - Jennifer, Amy, and Mary Ellen. A native of Hudson, NY, Coach Mynter resides with his family in Northfield.