Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1979
- Class:
- 1939
Graduated from Ohio State University (1936)…Born in Dover, Ohio…Came to KSU in 1946 as head football coach after serving as end coach at Ohio State in 1945…Rebuilt a KSU football program that did not participate from 1943-45 because of WWII…Compiled the best winning percentage of any KSU football coach (.591) with 92 wins, 63 losses, and 5 ties…Named Ohio Collegiate “Coach of the Year” in 1958 as Flashes finished 7-2 after going 3-6 in 1957…Served as Kent State’s athletic director from 1946-56…Led school to its first post-season bowl game, the 1954 Refrigerator Bowl…Teams compiled just four losing seasons in 18 years…Served as an instructor in HPER after resigning as head coach…Graduated from Dover High School where he was captain of football and basketball teams his senior year…Nominated to several All-America teams as an end at Ohio State in 1935… Served as head coach at Cleveland Shaw High School from 1936-40 compiling a 32-10-1 record…Freshman coach at Ohio State in 1941…Served as commander in U.S. Navy from 1942-44 before returning to Columbus in 1945.
