Leading scorer and captain of Indianapolis Cathedral's 1931 team . . . named first team All-American in National Catholic Tournament . . . twice captain of Tony Hinkle coached Butler teams, '37 and '38 . . leading scorer as a senior in '38 . . . All-State that season . . . named to Marquette University's all-opponent team . . considered by Hinkle as Butler's best all-time defensive player . . . as a high school coach, guided Evansville Reitz Memorial to state Catholic championship in '41 . . . career coaching record of 477-233 at Reitz, St. Joseph's College, Tipton, Franklin and Goshen high schools . . . won two sectionals and a regional at Goshen, where he turned a struggling program around, posting 10 straight winning seasons.