Pepperdine University Athletics

Played three seasons (1948-49 through 1950-51) ... Earned All-American honors as a senior after averaging 9.8 points and 13.2 rebounds ... His total of 434 rebounds that season is still the school record ... His teams won CCAA titles in 1950 and 1951 and advanced to the NAIA national tournament ... Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors in the ninth round of the 1951 NBA Draft ... Was an AAU All-American after graduation and won a gold medal at the 1956 Pan American Games ... Graduated in 1951 with a degree in science.