Education
A multi-sport athlete at Winfield High School in West Virginia playing football, basketball, track, and baseball. Excelled in football playing quarterback, free safety, kicker, punter, and kick returner. He played for long-time coach Leon McCoy earning All-State honors as a defensive back in both his junior and senior seasons.
He accepted a scholarship to play football at Marshall University as a wide receiver.
1985 – Freshman: played as a kickoff returner.
1986 - Sophomore: Recorded 64 receptions for 1,180 yards, 7 TDs, earned First Team All-Southern Conference
1987 - Junior: Led the National Collegiate Athletic Association in receptions with 106 for 1,757 yards, 11 TDs.
Consensus I-Associate of Arts 1st Team All-American. The team played in the I-Associate of Arts National Championship game in Pocatello, Idaho, losing 43-42 to Northeast Louisiana.
1988: Named I-Associate of Arts National Player of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association.
Caught 79 passes for 1,325 yards and 8 TDs, Consensus I-Associate of Arts 1st Team All-American.
Named Marshall"s Athlete of the Decade (1980s) by the Herald Dispatch. At one time, held virtually every Marshall receiving record.
Caught at least 3 passes in 39 consecutive games.
Inducted into Marshall"s Hall of Fame in 1993. Averaged 17.1 yards per catch throughout his career.