Dave Paris
Inducted October 28, 2006

Dave Paris was a three-year letterman for the football team from 1966-68. The offensive lineman was a walk-on to the team in 1965 and went on to earn All-Northern Intercollegiate Conference honors as a junior. He was also named most valuable player and most improved player during his career.

After graduation, Paris stayed at MTU as a graduate assistant football coach until he gained a master’s in civil engineering in 1970. Paris is a long-time member of the Huskies’ Club and a member of MTU’s Founders Society and President’s Club. He and his wife Sharron received the Ken Hamar Award as true supporters of Tech athletics in 1989-90. They have attended a majority of Tech’s home football, basketball and hockey games as season ticket holders since 1979 and for a number of years went to nearly every football game -- home or away.

Paris, who worked in MTU’s Administrative Computing Services Department for 15 years, recently retired from Peckham Engineering.