Luther College

• Three-year letter winner in football
• Associated Press first team all-conference fullback - 1939
• Captain and Most Valuable Player - 1940
• Member of IIAC championship team - 1941
• First team all-conference fullback - 1941
• Also participated in track
• Served in the U.S. Air Force as a bombardier during World War II with the rank of Major - 1942-1945
• Flew 27 missions to Japan in a B-29 and was awarded the Purple Heart