
3-Time All-American at Purdue
HIGH SCHOOL:
Lebanon (1966)
COLLEGE:
Purdue (1970)
The ‘Rocket’ scored 2,595 points, gaining early fame by becoming the first high schooler ever featured on the cover of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED … led Jim Rosenstihl’s Tigers to final game of Lafayette semi-state … named nation’s best high school player by USA BASKETBALL YEARBOOK 1966 … averaged 33.1 points a game last two years at Lebanon … used picture- perfect jump shot to continue high scoring-ways at Purdue …Big Ten scoring 1461 points…led ABA in three-point shooting.