Hall of Fame
Highly regarded college administrator, academician, coach, and student-athlete. Former athletics director and staff member at Aurora College (1957-62), Aurora University (1968-94), Central (IA) College (1994-97), Western Michigan University (1998-99), and Hope (MI) College (2002). Inducted into AU Hall of Fame and named recipient of school's Athletic Lifetime Achievement Award (2002). Served on and chaired numerous NAIA, NCAA, NACDA, and United States Collegiate Sports Council committees. Selected president of Northern Illinois Intercollegiate Conference (1986-88). Handled several roles?AD, chair of physical education department, intramural director, assistant professor, plus head coach in men's basketball and baseball?in Aurora College tenure. Returned to AU as men's and women's AD in 10-sport program, women's softball coach (18 years), men's golf coach (15 years), and men's tennis coach (two years). Won 12 NIIC titles, participated in eight NCAA Division III Regionals, and qualified for one NCAA Final Four, plus posted 384-164 career record (.701 pct.) in softball. Lettered four years in baseball at Northern Illinois, plus started in OF and at 2B for Hall of Fame head coach Ralph McKinzie (1951-54). Producecd .281 career batting average. Named second-team All-IIAC and finished ninth in league hitting (.353) on Hall of Fame IIAC champion as frosh (1951). Batted .328 and led Huskies in eight stats categories (1953). Topped NIU in hitting (.338) as senior team captain (1954). Two-sport letterman at Oak Park High School.
