Luther College

• Three-year letter winner in football, basketball and baseball
• First-team catcher for four years during which Luther had a record of 39 wins, 8 losses, and 3 ties
• Served as team captain his senior year in baseball
• Handled 89 chances without error that same year
• Batted clean-up and was noted for hitting the long ball 
• Taught and coached in Iowa and South Dakota
• Later farmed and was Register of Deeds of Yankton County, South Dakota