Born February 19, 1933 in Heavender, Oklahoma
Attended Heavender High School 1947-1951
Football: three-year varsity letterman, team captain, All-League junior & senior years
Baseball: four-year varsity letterman
Basketball: two-year varsity letterman
Attended University of Oklahoma (1951-1952) on athletic scholarship and played freshman football
Member of the United States Marine Corps 1953-1955
Awarded athletic scholarship to University of Arizona. Attended University of Arizona from 1955-1958 and was a three-year varsity letterman, team captain, and was selected and played in the 1957 All-American All-Star game
Received Masters of Education in 1959 from University of Arizona
Played professional football with the Washington Redskins (1958) and Denver Broncos (1960)
VENTURA COUNTY COACHING EXPERIENCE
Hueneme High School — 9 seasons (1965-1973) 43-34-4 — school record for most wins
Oxnard High School — 14 seasons (1979-1992) 92-53-3 — school record for most wins
Holds record for most years coached in Channel League (21)
OTHER COACHING
Page, Arizona (1959); Coolidge, Arizona (1960); Imperial, California (1961-1963), includes two league championships; Central, California (1 964); Apache, Arizona (1974-1975), includes a state championship
Selected by CIF and United Savings-Helms Athletic Foundation as assistant coach in 1971 and as head coach in 1972 of the California Prep All-Stars that played the Hawaii Prep All-Stars in the Aloha Senior Football Classic
Coached “West” team in the 1987 Ventura County All-Star game
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Organized first booster club in Oxnard Union High School District
Helped organize first Youth Football program in Oxnard
Served as facility director for Oxnard annual 4th of July fireworks show for eight years
Received the Oxnard Union High School District superintendent’s Most Inspirational Employees Service award in 1989