Born August 21, 1918 in Aberdeen, South Dakota
Attended Oxnard High School 1934-1936
Earned varsity letters in football, baseball, track, tennis, and basketball
All-Southern CIF, Honorable Mention Award as an end — 1936
All-County First String Left End Award — 1936
Earned athletic scholarships to USC and Loyola University
Co-Most Valuable Player — Basketball — Junior and Senior years
Ventura County 15 & Under Boys Singles Tennis Champion — 1933
Ventura County 18 & Under Boys Singles Tennis Champion — 1934
Ventura & Santa Barbara Counties 18 & Under Boys Singles Tennis Champion — 1935
Ventura & Santa Barbara Counties 18 & Under Boys Singles Tennis Champion — 1936
Ventura & Santa Barbara Counties 18 & Under Interscholastic Boys Doubles Tennis Champion — 1936
Attended Loyola University 1937-1938
Played freshman football and basketball — winner of Men’s Doubles Tennis Award
Entered Navy in 1944, was one of five among 45,000 personnel chosen to attend the prestigious Athletic Specialist School in Bainbridge, Maryland
Oxnard City Singles Tennis Champion 1947, 1948, 1951
Oxnard City Men’s Doubles Champion 1947, 1948, 1951
Ventura County Men’s Doubles Champion 1952
Oxnard City Mixed Doubles Champion 1947, 1948
First tennis coach, Moorpark High School
First teaching tennis pro, Oxnard, Camarillo
Coached tennis at Santa Clara High School — Tri-valley Champions 1962, 1963
State of California Parks & Recreation Association Tennis Tournament Winner Men’s Doubles 1983
Original founder of Oxnard Little League