One of the great all-around athletes of his era, he lettered three years in three different sports. As a member of the basketball team, he helped lead Wichita University to the Central Intercollegiate Conference co-championship in 1933 as the team finished 14-2. His older brother, Gene, served as coach of the university teams during his playing days. He earned greater notoriety in basketball after his college days, earning AAU All-America honors in 1935, 1936 and 1938. He was a regular on the 1936 Olympic basketball squad which won the gold medal for the United States in Berlin. Inducted, 1988.