A fixture around the Valparaiso University sports medicine program for more than two decades, James Malayter, M.D., served as the Crusaders’ team physician for all of the University’s sports teams, and would routinely be found on the road with the basketball programs, especially at the Mid-Continent Conference Tournaments. 

Malayter is a 1966 graduate of Valparaiso University where he played football for four seasons.  He was a member of the Crusaders’ 1964 Indiana Collegiate Conference championship team. 

Malayter went on to become an orthopedic surgeon and was the president of Lakeshore Bone and Joint Institute until his retirement in 2007.