Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1985
- Class:
- 1949
KSU CAREER: Earned varsity letters in football, baseball, and swimming…Lettered three times each in baseball and football and captained the Flash diamond squad…Also served as assistant football coach for 18 years, coached freshman swimming for nine years…Led Kent in hitting average with .346 average in 1947…Remained at KSU as a coach and faculty member for more than 30 years…Coached the Flash baseball team to its only MAC title in 1964…Served as baseball coach for 23 years, ten as head coach (1962-71)…Coached five players to the Major Leagues…Probably the most well-known figure in Kent State athletic history, Moose is a walking record book and encyclopedic on KSU sports…HIGH SCHOOL CAREER: Graduated from John Marshals High School in 1938…Was a three-sport letterman as a prep, earning monograms in baseball, basketball, and football…POST KSU CAREER: Has been instrumental in preserving Kent athletic history…The “Hall of Fame” and pictorial history photos displays in Memorial Gym are largely attributed to his efforts…Active in Varsity “K” as an officer and member for over 30 years…Former Director of Ticket Sales and Promotions for KSU Athletic Department…Former territorial scout for the Cleveland Indians…PERSONAL: Born on June 25, 1921, in Cleveland, Ohio…Received his B.A. degree in physical education from KSU in 1949 and his M.A. degree in 1951…Member of Sigma Nu and Delta Phi Sigma and Phi Epsilon Kappa…Portage County Coaches and Umpires Association member…Selected as Kent “Citizen-of-the-Year” in 1980…President of Kent Kiwanis Club…Founder and past president of the Portage County Sports Hall of Fame…Also associated with Ohio Baseball Hall of Fame…Despite retirement, Moose continues to be active in numerous projects in and around Kent State…Has six children…Currently resides in Kent.
