Hall of Fame
Don McPhillips devoted what amounts to a lifetime of outstanding service to the varsity intercollegiate programs at John Carroll University. His tenure extends beyond 30 years of experience at an NCAA Division III Jesuit University, where he has supervised over 250 student trainers and has administered to the health and wellbeing of approximately 15,000 JCU student-athletes.
Hired as the John Carroll head athletic trainer in the summer of 1988, McPhillips has been responsible for all administrative aspects of the JCU Athletic Training Department. Among his many duties, he has served as the Site Coordinator for Drug Testing at NCAA championship events, taught classes for 17 years in the department of Exercise Science, and assumed the role of Medical Director when JCU hosted the 1989 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships and the 2009 NCAA Division III Volleyball Championships.
McPhillips is a Licensed Athletic Trainer by the State of Ohio, as well as a certified Athletic Trainer by the NATABOC. In 2013, McPhillips was a JCU Silver Circle Award winner for 25 years of service to John Carroll University.
