Norwich University

Michael C. Lyford and his late father, Lefty Lyford, become the first father-son combination to enter the Norwich University Athletic Hall of Fame. Like his father, for whom he played, Mickey made his mark on the soccer field, where he owns or shares eight NU records: goals in a season (16, 1968) and career (33), assists in a season (9, 1968) and career (91), goals in a game (4, tied), and points in a game (10, tied). Mickey earned three varsity letters in soccer and was a leader and MVP on the 1968 Cadet team that became the New England Intercollegiate Soccer League Champions. He was named All-State his last three years as well as All-New England as a senior. On campus, Mickey was active in intramurals and was a member of the Ring Committee and the Corps Honor Committee. 
A native of Northfield, Mickey has been teaching and coaching in his home state for fourteen years, with stops at Sacred Heart High School and Missisquoi Valley Union High School, his current address. He boasts an incredible 113-17-9 (.886) record as a high school soccer coach and has been in the state finals as head of assistant coach for the last six years. Among his many coaching honors are Vermont Coach of the Year (1982), first Twin State Girls' Soccer Championship in Vermont (1983), and Girls' Soccer State Championships in 1980 and 1981 and a co-championship in 1982. A member of the Vermont Soccer Coaches Association, he is also a trustee for the John Rawleigh Scholarship Fund, 
Mickey resides in Swanton, VT with his wife, Gloria, and their children - Daren, Jeff, and Hannah.