HIGH SCHOOL:
Washington (1960)

COLLEGE:
Franklin (1964)

A standout athlete at Washington H.S. where he earned 14 varsity letters....carried on the tradition at Franklin College where he earned another 10 letters in basketball, baseball, cross country, and tennis....averaged 21 points per game as a senior, while leading the nation in free throw shooting and earning Little All-American Honors....Coached at Monroe City, South Knox, Martinsville and New Castle High Schools....had 452 wins and only 245 losses which included 17 sectionals, 6 regionals and one semi-state title....more than 50 of his prep players went on to play basketball on the collegiate level....he coached both of his sons, Steve and Sean, while at New Castle....Steve was named Mr. Basketball and went on to a standout career....following a 20 year stint at New Castle HS and a 300-188 record, he joined Steve's staff at Southwest Missouri State University for four seasons....later accompanied Steve to the University of Iowa where he serves as assistant basketball coach for the Iowa Hawkeyes.