Jim Lancaster began his career at then-Pan American University 36 years ago, making $9,000 a year in his first job as an athletic trainer after the late Pan American and University of Texas basketball coach Abe Lemons strongly recommended him.
More than three decades later, now at UTRGV, Lancaster has crafted an admirable career as the athletic department’s associate athletic director for sports medicine. Because of his versatility as an athletic trainer and administrator in the department, Lancaster will be inducted into the 2016 UTRGV Athletics Hall of Fame’s Hall of Honor in February.
“I found a place I was comfortable with,” said Lancaster, recalling Aug. 19, 1980 when he first stepped foot onto the campus in Edinburg for his job interview. “I like the coaches. I like the people.
“We’ve had some bad times and good times, and the good times are why you stick with it.”
Lancaster, whose wife Tencha is the head cross country coach at Edinburg High and whose daughter Lisa is the head volleyball coach at Progreso High, joins a team and five individuals that will be recognized at the Hall of Fame induction luncheon on Feb. 20:
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