Eric Hyman (born October 9, 1950) is an American former college athletics administrator. He served as the

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at the

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(VMI),

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(TCU), the University of South Carolina, and

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. Hyman received his undergraduate degree from the

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and his masters from

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. While attending North Carolina, he was All-Atlantic Coast Conference in 1972 and played in three

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s. While at Furman, he coached football for nine years (1973–1981) and was an assistant athletic director for two years (1982–1984). Hyman served as athletic director of Texas Christian University from 1997 to 2005. During this period he was named the 2004 national athletic director of the year. Hyman came to South Carolina in 2005. He was named the 2003–04 Street and Smith's Business Journal National Athletics Director of the Year and was also selected as the

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West Regional Athletics Director of the Year by the

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(NACDA). In September 2008, he assumed the duties as President of the Division 1A Athletic Directors' Association.

NCAA Baseball Committee

From 2011 to 2015, Hyman served as a member of the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee, charged with selecting teams for the playoffs and assigning regional tournament locations and seedings.

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