HIGH SCHOOL:
Whiteland High School (1934)

COLLEGE:
Indiana Central College (1938)

Twice the leading scorer and captain of Whiteland team ... 4-year letter-winner ... 3 baseball letters ... 4 letters at Indiana Central ... leading scorer and captain 2 years ... captained track team, and added a baseball letter ... coached 7 years at Crispus Attucks, creating one of the great legends in high school basketball ... brought Indianapolis its first state championship in '55 ... year later became state-s first undefeated state champion ... runner-up next season, '57 ... state finalist in '51 ... school's athletic director 11 years…served 4 1/2 terms in the Indiana House of Representatives…assistant director with Indiana Department of Public Instruction…later, director of Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation.