Career
He was the coach of Bartlesville Phillips 66ers for four seasons from 1954-1958 having the most wins in the National Industrial Basketball League in each of those 4 seasons. Before that he was a star center at 6-foot, 6-inches for University of Oklahoma and in the Amateur Athletic Union. In 1943 and 1947 he was named a Helms Foundation All American. He went on to play for Bartlesville Phillips 66ers of the National Industrial Basketball League where he was a Amateur Athletic Union All American and made the Amateur Athletic Union All-Star Basketball Team which was based on how one played in the National Amateur Athletic Union Basketball Tournament in 1949 and 1950.
In 1989 he was named to the Final Four All 40"s Team.