Luther College

• Four-year letter winner in football and three-year letter winner in track
• Member of Iowa Conference championship football team - 1941
• Served as team captain of football team - 1947
• All-conference selection - 1947
• Served as a staff sergeant during World War II
• Received a Purple Heart, four battle stars and two Invasion Arrowheads
• Received a M.A. in 1950 from University of Iowa
• Taught and coached in Minnesota at Canby, Waseca, Owatonna and Rochester High Schools
• Elected to the Minnesota Coaches Hall of Fame in 1979