:Howard Weyers

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1934–2018)}}

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| birth_date = March 29, 1934

| birth_place =Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|11|14|1934|3|29}}

| death_place = East Lansing, Michigan

| alma_mater = Thiel College

| player_years1 = 1952–1956

| player_team1 = Thiel

| coach_years1 = 1973–1976

| coach_team1 = Michigan State (assistant)

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Howard Weyers (March 29, 1934 – November 14, 2018)[https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/east-lansing-mi/howard-weyers-8058117 Howard Jon Weyers] was an American football player and assistant coach. He served as assistant coach at Rutgers University, Columbia University, University of Pittsburgh, Miami University, and Michigan State University (1973–1976).

Weyers graduated from Thiel College in 1956.{{cite web |title=Howard Weyers (2005) |url=http://www.mercercountyhall.org/2005_Inductee_pages/weyers.html |accessdate=2012-06-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130415080826/http://www.mercercountyhall.org/2005_Inductee_pages/weyers.html |archivedate=2013-04-15 }}

NCAA violations and resignation

Weyers left Michigan State amid accusations of recruiting violations by the NCAA.{{cite news |title=Spartans Put on Probation |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZXVQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2REEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5152,4336204&hl=en |accessdate=2012-06-25 | work=The Milwaukee Sentinel | author=Sential Wire Services | year=1976 }}

Weyco smoking ban

Weyers was again at the center of controversy when his company Weyco banned smoking for all of its 200 employees in January 2005.{{cite news |title=Company's Smoking Ban Means Off-Hours, Too |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/08/business/08smoking.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1340650830-vwKQFNlPeA+DUbNbDvrW5w#undefined |accessdate=2012-06-25 | work=The New York Times | author=Jeremy W. Peters | year=2005 }} The strict no-smoking policy imposed random screenings, and termination upon failure of a test.[https://www.workrights.org/in_the_news/in_the_news_dfp.html His ultimatum: Quit smoking or lose job]

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