HIGH SCHOOL:
White Plains (1934)

COLLEGE:
Purdue (1940)

Played varsity basketball and golf at White Plains, NY ... varsity golf at Purdue ... all-campus golf champion ... came to Hammond High School in '43 to coach basketball, golf and swimming ... in 16 seasons as varsity basketball coach, his teams won 69 percent of their games, 277-125, amid rugged northwest Indiana competition ... 10 sectional championships ... his teams were nearly unbeatable at the Hammond Civic Center, winning 80 percent of home games.