Myers, who came to Howard College from Cleveland, Mississippi on a basketball scholarship, attended from 1970-1972. During that time, he racked up numerous playing honors such as 18- All Tournament Team, 2- All Conference, 2- All Region V, 2- Most Valuable Player, and 2- All American. He broke the school scoring record for one year (920 points) in his 70-71 season and scored over 50 points 4 times during the 71-72 season. 

During the 71-72 season, Myers led the nation in scoring with an average of 36.5 points per game, and 1,279 points scored in 35 games. Additionally, Myers was ranked #2 in the nation for most individual points in a career for junior colleges with 2,199 points scored in 72 games during his time as a Hawk.  

After finishing his career as a Hawk, Myers continued his education and playing career at Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA). While there from 1972-1974, he earned All Conference honors and Honorable Mention All American. He continued his scoring streak and was the second leading scorer in the conference in his 1973-74 season. 

After obtaining his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from SFA, Myers went on to work in private industry before returning to the world of basketball in 1978 when he was hired as the Assistant Basketball Coach at Midland College. Myers spent 4 years at Midland and recruited part of the NJCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship team in 1982.  

In 1982, Myers returned to Big Spring as the head coach at Big Spring High School where he led the team to the first winning season in 10 years.  

Following the successful season at Big Spring, Myers moved on to Odessa College where he remained until 1986. His coaching career continued at the University of North Texas from 1987 – 1992, at Keller High School from 1992 – 1999, and at O.D. Wyatt High School from 1999-2004.  

Myers continued working with students from 2005-2015 at Poly High School as a computer teacher and union representative.  

Although Myers has had a large focus on basketball throughout his entire life, he also has a strong sense of civic duty and has served from 1987-1992 on the board for Sickle Cell Association of Texas as well as Azleway, a faith-based agency providing opportunities for children and families in crisis, from 2002-2008.  

In 2000, Myers was inducted into the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Hall of Fame and in 2022, he was inducted into the 100 Anniversary Oral History Project of Lumberjack Legacies at Stephen F. Austin University.  

While at Howard College, Myers met his wife of 49 years, Cassandra Cavil-Myers, and they have two children, Archie Myers II and Chasity Myers-Crawley. Archie also had two other children before he married, Juwan Carter-Trotter and Katamba Robinson-Morrow. Myers also went on to obtain his master’s degree in Physical Education from Crescent City Christian College in New Orleans, LA and his secondary education degree from the University of North Texas in Denton.