HIGH SCHOOL:
Terre Haute Garfield (1958)

COLLEGE:
Purdue University (1963)

3-yr letter-winner at Terre Haute Garfield, where he was also a champion track performer, All-State in football and also played baseball ... twice Garfield's basketball MPV ... captain and MVP of the 1958 Indiana all-star team ... Parade All-American ... went on to record-breaking career at Purdue ... 3-year All-American ... led Big 10 in scoring 3 yrs ... named to Big 10 scholastic team ... US Olympic gold medalist ... NBA rookie of the year in '63 ... all-star 3 of 9 years in league, despite career being interrupted by US Army ... MVP performer for Army all-Pacific champs…later assistant coach, then coach of all-Army basketball team…coached U.S. State Department goodwill basketball tour to Central America in '66.