Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Athletics

Highlights:

Started all non-conference games as a freshman. … Named all-conference in 1937 and 1938. … Captain in 1939. … Played 60 minutes of virtually every game, usually without the benefit of headgear. … One of the first Saint Mary's athletes to earn the honor of "Little All America." …Named guard on the 1937 Minnesota Conference football team (one of the few sophomores in Saint Mary's history to be selected for all conference honors). … Displayed characteristics on the field which earned him the title "Iron Man." … Nexus sports editor for three years. … Refused a contract to play pro football with the Detroit Lions.