Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1988
- Class:
- 1948
KSU CAREER:ย An outstanding four-year letterwinner (1945-48) on the Golden Flash basketball squadโฆSelected to the All-Ohio team as a freshmanโฆAt one time he held five KSU scoring records including most points (game, season, and career) best FG percentage and best FT percentageโฆA four-year starter and team captain as a seniorโฆWon the Manchester Cup Award in 1945โฆHIGH SCHOOL CAREER:ย Lettered in both basketball (2) and baseball (1) at Alliance High SchoolโฆGraduated in 1944โฆSelected All-County in basketball as a seniorโฆPOST KSU CAREER:ย Played AAU basketball for Joeโs All Star Café, a top-notch Akron teamโฆHas served as the head basketball, cross country, and track coach at Case Western Reserve University since 1954โฆSelected as the PAC-NCAC cross country Coach of the Year 13 times, track Coach of the Year 10 timesโฆHas coached CWRU to more than 200 basketball victories and more that 600 combined wins in all three sportsโฆA former member of the United States Olympic Basketball CommitteeโฆPresident of the Ohio Cross Country Coaches AssociationโฆA certified football and basketball official for 40 yearsโฆPERSONAL:ย Born on January 17, 1926 in York, PennsylvaniaโฆReceived his bachelorโs degree in physical education from Kent State in 1948 and his M.Ed. from Kent in 1956โฆMember of Sigma Nu fraternityโฆMember of the NCAA Coaches Association for basketball, track, and cross countryโฆOHSAA Football and Basketball Officials AssociationโฆEnjoys reading, golf, and squashโฆHas one daughter, Susan.
