A standout athlete at East Chicago Washington High School where he played with a supporting cast that allowed him to lead the team to the state final... averaging 19 points per game during the season and 25 points per game for the tournament... the first player in tournament history to score 30 or more points in both the semi-finals and finals at the state level... lost state championship game to Evansville Bosse 84-81 in 1962... Indiana All-Star... played for years at Creighton University... played in two NCAA Regionals losing to that years NCAA Champs Texas Western... officiated high school basketball for nine years and two years on the collegiate level... coached in San Francisco for 29 years and was named coach of the years twice... California "Coach in Hall of Fame"... Athletic Director of the years... returned home (East Chicago) to become athletic director and head basketball coach at East Chicago Central High School... Northwest Regional Coach of the Year 2000-2001... 1987 Silver Anniversary Team.