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HIGH
SCHOOL:
Shortridge (1933)
COLLEGE:
Purdue (1937)
At 6-7, a towering high school center in 1932 and 1933 ... led Shortridge High School to Final Four in 1933 ... high scorer in state finals although only playing in 3 of 4 games ... All-State ... Gimbel Award winner ... received Shortridge's award as top scholar-athlete ... 3-year letter winner at Purdue University ... twice a Big-10 champion, playing with fellow Hall of Famers Norm Cottom and Jewell Young ... with a degree in mechanical engineering, he began a long and successful career in industry. |