Born in Santa Barbara, California, February 14, 1915.
Attended Simi Valley High School where he earned thirteen letters in three sports- basketball, baseball, and tennis.
Member of the championship baseball and basketball teams
Won individual championships in tennis, handball, and football distance throwing- 60 yards
Earned rank of Captain in the military- Played on military team which won a baseball championship
Established a Major League Record of throwing 58 pitches in a 2-0 victory against Cincinnatti in one hour six minutes
1946- Led the National League with twenty-three victories, twenty-four complete games and 284.2 innings. Pitched with the Boston Braves and St. Louis Cardinals
Appeared in two World Series, with the St. Louis Cardinals vs. the Boston Red Sox in 1946 and with the Boston Braves vs. the Cleveland Indians in 1948
Pictured on LIFE Magazine cover in 1946- The year the St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series
Named to All-Syracuse Team (Triple-A), 1963
Selected as the Syracuse Chiefs’ greatest right-handed pitcher, 1967
Thirty-nine year association with the North Carolina High School Athletic Officials Association
Fourteen year association as Director and Umpire for the USSSA Softball
President of the Wilson North Carolina Hot Stove League
Honored by numerous civic organizations in hometown of Wilson, North Carolina