Career
He played basketball at the University of Wyoming from 1947-1950. During that time, he was Wyoming"s leading scorer. In his senior season, John averaged 11.5 points per game and was selected as an All-American basketball player.
John was drafted in the second round of the 1950 National Basketball Association Draft by the Baltimore Bullets.
He played in one National Basketball Association season with the Minneapolis Lakers, 0.6 points and 1 rebound per game. In 1999, John was posthumously inducted into the University of Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame.