[1] During Byers' tenure, the Wingfoots transitioned from the Midwest Basketball Conference (MBC) in 1936–37 into the NBL in 1937–38 (its inaugural season).
[1] As a player, Byers competed in basketball,[2] track,[3] and baseball[1] for Kansas State University in the 1920s.
[1] He then played semi-professionally for the Akron Firestone Non-Skids in 1930–31 and 1931–32 while they were an amateur industrial league team.
[1] The below season records reflect Byers' tenure as head coach when the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots were in the NBL.
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