Walter Byers, NCAA's 1st executive director, dies at 93FOXSports.comIn this Jan. 8, 1960, file photo, Walter Byers, executive director of the NCAA, attends a football meeting at the Astor Hotel in New York. AP. Share This Story. Tweet. Updated MAY 28, 2015 12:44a ET. Walter Byers, the first executive director of the NCAA who ...and more »