Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1991
- Class:
- 1943
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER: Earned three varsity letters in basketball at Byesville High School at Byesville High School (it was the only interscholastic sport offered)…Led the team in scoring and was its captain in his senior year…Graduated in 1939…KSU CAREER: Earned six varsity “K’s” for the Flashes, three each in basketball and baseball under Rosy Stam and “Rabbit” Starrett, respectively…Captained the basketball squad as a senior and was named Honorable Mention All-Ohio…Served as president of the Health and Physical Education club, secretary of the Varsity “K” Club and was a member of Delta Phi Sigma fraternity as well as the Student/Faculty Allocations committee…Earned his degree in health and physical education in 1943 and his master’s degree in education in 1950…POST KSU CAREER: Played professional baseball in the Cleveland Indians organization with Batavia, Pittsfield, and Youngstown (1947-48)…Set Pony League record for most bases on balls in 1946 and was second in the loop in runs scored…Also led league shortstops in fielding…Served with the United States Marine Corps (1943-46)…Teacher and coach in Lake City, Florida at Columbia High School (1947-51)…served as a special agent with the FBI until his retirement in 1976…director of Marketing for Ramada Inn of Ocala, Florida (1977-82 PERSONAL: Born on November 11, 1920 in Byesville, Ohio…Earned nickname of “The Byseville Flash”…Married the former Ann Siyufy…Has one daughter, Nancy, two step daughters and two step sons…Member of the Elks, VFW Marine Corps League and Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI…Also a member of the First United Methodists Church of Ocala and serves on its administrative board.
