Year Inducted: 1998
Nominated By: Sally (Socier) Smith (colleague)
Sports Competed In: Baseball, Basketball, Football
Athlete, Coach or Contributor: Athlete, Coach
High School:
Attended Trinidad H.S., Trinidad, CO... Was a three-sport standout for the Miners in football, basketball and baseball.
Achievements:
High School:
● All-City - sophomore, junior and senior years.
● All-League - junior and senior years.
● All-League 1st Team - junior and senior years.
● All-State 1st Team - senior year.
● South Central League "Player-of-the-Year" - 1979 (senior season).
● South Central League Scoring Champion - senior year 1979 (24.0 points per game).
● Honorable Mention - McDonald’s All-American Team.
● Scored 50 points in a game against Widefield H.S. (1979).
● Finished 6th place in the Colorado State Tournament.
College:
Went to Adams State College... Played on the Grizzles basketball team.
Coaching Career:
● Spent his entire career coaching at Rye H.S., in Rye, Colorado.
● He spent 22 years as the head coach of the Thunderbolts basketball team (1975-97).
● Prior to that, he was an assistant on the basketball squad for two years (1972-74).
● Also was the head track coach and an assistant on the football team.
Achievements:
Coaching:
● Career basketball team record was 447-123.
● Three-time State Basketball Champions (1982, 1991, 1993).
● His teams qualified for the State tournament 16 times.
● Named Conference Basketball "Coach-of-the-Year" 11 times.
● Selected as the Colorado Basketball "Coach-of-the-Year" seven times.
● Listed as the fifth Winingest Basketball Coach in Colorado History.
Occupation:
Coach and Athletic Director (AD) at Rye High School, AD at Pueblo West High School and AD for Pueblo School District #70.
Personal:
Lives in Pueblo with his wife, Barbara.
