Meyers attended the Iowa State University from 1984-1987 before starting his coaching career as a graduate assistant at South Alabama.
Later he was an assistant coach at Gulf Coast Community College, UNC-Wilmington, and Old Dominion.
Jerry Meyers coached some of the best college pitchers at South Carolina, including 2000 Golden Spikes Award winner Kip Bouknight.
One common theme for the successful Gamecock pitching staffs under his leadership was the presence of a dominating closer.
Meyers and his wife Christina have two daughters, Jaye Riley and Audrey Reese.