A 1953 graduate of Holland High School, he set school records in single-game points (41), season scoring (617) and career points (830)…  averaged 23.7 points per game his senior season, leading Holland to their first sectional championship and was the state’s leading scorer in the 1953 regionals, totaling 62 points in two games…  his college career included 858 points in two seasons at Oakland City College (21.5 ppg), setting the school’s season scoring record (541)…  his senior year 25.8 point per game average was 2nd  best in Indiana, trailing only Hall of Famer Bailey Robertson…  coached 18 seasons at Chrisney, Orleans, Princeton, Holland and Southridge high schools, totaling 201 wins and five sectional championships and was an assistant coach for the Southridge 1998 IHSAA 2A girls champion squad…  as the last Principal of Holland High School and first Principal of Southridge High School, he served two terms on the IHSAA Board of Control.

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