A 4-year starter at Bosse and leading scorer and rebounder last 3 years … all-city and all-sectional twice, and all-regional, all-semi-state and all-state in 1939 … Gimbel Award winner in ’39 … also lettered once in football and 4 times in track, placing in state track meet 3 years … 3-yr letter-winner and two-year starter at George Washington University, helping win the Southern Conference championship as a senior … 23 years a high school coach, leading his underdog Bosse team to the ’62 state title with a come-from-behind victory over second-ranked East Chicago Washington after beating the undefeated Madison Cubs in the afternoon game … 5 sectional and 3 regional championships.

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