Playd two years varsity basketball at Westport High School... Coaching career began at Sandcreek in 1953 with a 122-73 record, Decatur Couny Conference Chamipons five times... Decatur County Tournament Champions, three times... coaching accomplishments at Jac-Cen-Del, record 234-173... six Ohio River Valley Conference Championships.... six sectionals, two regionals... First coach to win Ripley County Tournament of Champions four times... led Jac-Cen-Del to Final 8 of state tournament in 1969... accomplishments at South Decatur, record 91-57... won two Mid Hoosier Conference Championships... sectional champs in 1983... received eight Coach of the Year Awards from 1967 through 1989... authored two books concerning the game of basketball and coaching career.