Bowling Green State University Athletics
Jack Vivian: 2008 BGSU Hall of Famer
October 31, 2008 | General
Oct. 31, 2008
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (5th in a series of 5) - The Bowling Green State University Athletics Hall of Fame will welcome five new members on Saturday (Nov. 1). The 2008 class will be inducted during a brunch ceremony on the BGSU campus.
The class of 2008 includes John Brizendine '71 (lacrosse), Kim Jamison '85 (women's track and field), Cheryl Patteson '96 (women's swimming), Ronnie Redd '95 (football) and Jack Vivian (hockey coach).
The official induction ceremony will take place Saturday morning, with brunch beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Bowen-Thompson Student Union. In addition, the class will be introduced at halftime of the BGSU-Kent State football game at Doyt Perry Stadium. The game, which begins at 2:00 p.m., is designated as Hall of Fame/Varsity BG Day.
JACK VIVIAN (hockey coach; 1969-73)
Vivian, a native of Strathroy, Ontario, was instrumental in getting the hockey program off the ground at BGSU. He began his collegiate career at Vermont, where he played hockey in the winter of 1962. Vivian then transferred to Adrian (Mich.) College, where he earned eight letters in football and wrestling, and was named the school's Outstanding Senior Athlete in 1966. After coming to Bowling Green, where he completed his Master's degree in 1967, he was hired as an instructor in the Health and Physical Education Department, and also took the reins of the hockey program.
Vivian led the Falcons to an impressive 44-9-2 mark in two years at the club level, before helping the program make the move to the varsity level. He led the Falcons to a 68-53-8 record in his four seasons at the helm of the varsity, with his first two teams winning Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association titles. Vivian's 1971-72 team compiled a 21-10-2 record, the best during his tenure. He also was instrumental in the formation of the CCHA, and his '72-73 team won the program's first CCHA Tournament, beating Saint Louis and Ohio State at the BGSU Ice Arena.
The 2008 class of inductees, the 45th class in history, brings membership in the Athletic Hall of Fame to 211. The 1983-84 national championship hockey team is also in the Hall of Fame.
