Hall of Fame
Played football for four seasons (1946-49) ... Teamed with fellow Hall of Famer Darwin Horn to form Pepperdine's first backfield on the gridiron ... Starting tailback on Pepperdine's 1946 Will Rogers Bowl champions and on the 1947 small-college national champions ... Earned 1948 Little All-American honors and 1947 United Press Little All-Coast honorable mention ... Holds Pepperdine's single-play records for longest run from scrimmage (80 yards), punt return (72 yards) and kickoff return (95 yards), all set in 1948 ... The first four-sport letterman in school history, he also competed in track, basketball and baseball ... Graduated in 1950 with a degree in education/psychology.