He was discharged in 1953 and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in sociology from West Virginia State University and an MFA in theatre from NYU.
[6] Myers was an original cast member of many August Wilson plays, including Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Fences, and The Piano Lesson.
[7] Myers died at the Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia after battling pneumonia for several months.
[8] Myers won an NAACP Image Award for his role as the Stool Pigeon in the August Wilson play King Hedley II.
[9] In 2005 the Appalachian Education Initiative listed Myers as one of 50 "Outstanding Creative Artists" from the State of West Virginia and featured him in their coffee table book Art & Soul.