MVP, leading scorer and rebounder both his junior and senior years at Sunman High School ... earned 4 varsity letters before graduating in 1937 ... also 4 varsity letters and 2 MVP awards as a baseball player ... started as a sophomore at Wabash College ... captained the team his junior year ... also starred on Little Giants' baseball team for 2 years ... signed a professional baseball contract after his junior year ... played in the Boston Red Sox organization .. in '42 and '43, during Air Force service, played basketball with the Kessler Field Commandos, winning southern service team championship ... returned to Indiana University to complete education before beginning a career in business.