HIGH SCHOOL:
Hammond (1944)

COLLEGE:
Ball State (1950)

Ball State's alumni coach of year 3 times...won 8 sectionals, 4 regionals and 1 semistate at Huntington...'64 Coach of Yr by Indiana Broadcasters and Sportswriters...past pres. of Indiana Coaches Assn...past pres. of IHSAA Bd of Control...in 1958 his all-underclassmen team was 16-4 at Highland...won 286 games (.717) as coach...2-yr letterman at Hammond HS where his '44 team beat state's number-1 and number-2 teams to win sectional...4 yrs with Ball State varsity... named to Indiana College all-star team…said Hall of Fame sportswriter Bob Barnet, "If my son were playing Indiana high school basketball, I can think of no coach to whom I would rather send him. He is a past-president and current active board member and supporter of the Hall of Fame.