College Attended: Southwestern State Teachers College, 1937
College Wrestling Career: Southwestern State Teachers College
Coaching Career
- Cleveland (Oklahoma) High School - 5 years
- Tulsa Webster (Oklahoma) High School - 2 years
- U.S. Naval Academy - 12 years
- U.S. Air Force Academy - 19 years (retired 1975)
- Air Force Team Coach - 5 years
- Total dual meet record: 210-97-4
- High School: 43-10-1
- College: 167-87-3
- Started MIWA (Mountain Intercollegiate Wrestling Association)
- Started wrestling at the U.S. Air Force Academy
Honors
- Helms Hall of Fame - 1971
- Southwestern State College Hall of Fame - 1970
- Air Force Association Citation - 1970-1974
- 25-yr. Service Award
Positions
- Sec.-Treasurer NWCA (National Wrestling Coaches Association) - 1966-68
- President NWCA - 1970
- Vice-President EIWA (Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) - 1956
- U.S. Olympic Wrestling Committee - 1969-73
- President MIWA - 1971
- U.S. Olympic Executive Committee - 1969-73
- USWF (U.S. Wrestling Federation) - Founding member
- AWGO Association - 1962
Additional Contributions
- Authored many wrestling articles for AAU and NCAA magazines
- Refereed National AAU championships - 1944
- Authored wrestling article for World Book Encyclopedia