Plymouth State University

BILL FLYNN ('80): The star running back on Plymouth State's football teams of the late 1970s, Flynn was the first Panther player to make regional headlines for success on the gridiron.Playing in a football program that was less than 10 years old, Flynn earned recognition from the New England Sports Writers and the ECAC for his prowess in the Panther backfield.

Although many statistics from the 1970s weren't kept, Flynn starred at running back at PSC for four years and was captain of the team as a senior in 1979.He made headlines on several occasions in '79, receiving the prestigious Gold Helmet Award from the Boston Globe and earning weekly honors from the ECAC several times. He was selected the team's Most Valuable Player Award after becoming the first player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season.His mark of 1,068 yards and 10 touchdowns in 1979 still ranks seventh on the school's single-season rushing list.

Flynn played his final two years under head coach Dan Zaneski after participating his first two seasons under head coach Charlie Currier, the man for whom Plymouth State's home field is named.Flynn has remained active in sports, teaching and coaching at the high school level in Malden, Mass.