A consensus All-American who set school, conference and NCAA records, Ryan Weeks was the Golden Eagle kicker from 1986 through 1989 under head coach Jim Ragland. He earned first-team all-OVC honors as a senior on his way to being voted as a consensus All-American in his final campaign. He became Tech’s first All-America selection in 13 years.

During the memorable 1989 season, Weeks earned a couple of weekly awards from the Ohio Valley Conference, including Offensive Player of the Week – a rare feat for a kicker – and Specialist of the Week a month later. He was also tabbed as the I-AA National Offensive Player of the Week following his incredible performance in Chattanooga.

Weeks set school, OVC and NCAA records in Tech’s win over UT Chattanooga on September 9, 1989, when he kicked four field goals in the third quarter and seven in the game.  He went on to establish the school record with 16 field goals that year, tops in the nation. He also ranked first in the nation in field goal accuracy, hitting 76.2 of his attempts.

He accounted for 22 points in the 28-10 win at UTC, also a school single-game record for kickers, and his 65 total points was the second-highest by a kicker, trailing the record of 67 held at the time by another Hall of Famer, Murray Cunningham.

With one of the strongest legs in school history, Weeks is the co-holder of the school record for the longest field goal, booming a 53-yard kick against Morehead State in 1989. He also made kicks of 50 and 51 yards that same year and was the first kicker in school history with three successful field goals of 50 yards or more.

He led Tech in scoring in three of his four seasons, notching 34 points as a freshman, 36 as a junior and 65 as a senior. When he wrapped up his career, he ranked third in scoring with 190 points and still ranked seventh at the time of his induction. He was also first in career field goals with 42.

In the spring of 1990, Weeks received a Scholar-Athlete award from the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame.

The Granite City, Ill., native graduated from Tech in 1991 with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, and in 1998 he accepted his MBA from Wayne State (Mich.) University.