Education
He graduated from Mount Juliet High School in Mountain. Juliet, Tennessee.
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He graduated from Mount Juliet High School in Mountain. Juliet, Tennessee.
He was a star at Western Kentucky University in the 1950s, where he was a two-time All-American. His number 41 is one of only six retired at Western Kentucky. He was named to the OVC Half-Century Team and the OVC 40th Anniversary team
A 6"4" forward, he was drafted by the Rochester Royals with the seventh pick of the 1954 National Basketball Association Draft.
After a promising rookie season, he was drafted into the Army and missed the 1955-1956 season. In a four-year National Basketball Association career, he played for the Royals (in both Rochester and Cincinnati), as well as for the Detroit Pistons.
In his final year as a player (1958-1959) he served as a player-coach. Then coached the Cincinnati Royals for one additional season (1959-1960) after retiring from playing.
The Royals would eventually become the Sacramento Kings many years after his retirement.