Year Inducted: 1983
Nominated By: Dave Baxter
Sports Competed In: Basketball, Football
Athlete, Coach or Contributor: Contributor
High School:
Attended Pueblo Central H.S.
Achievements:
High School:
● Lettered three years on the basketball team.
● During his senior year, he played on the Wildcats team that went to the state tournament.
College
Went to Gunnery School in the U.S. Navy.
Related Activities:
● Member of the VFW Post 61 softball team which played in the National Tournament at Ft. Madison, Iowa and Topeka, Kansas.
● Voted to All-American softball tournament team.
● Qualified and played in the national YMCA volleyball tournament in Los Angeles, CA.
● Recorded a one hole in one at City Park in eight years he played golf, recreationally.
● Began officiating career at the old steel works YMCA in Pueblo...At that time only one referee was used and the fee was a free "Y" membership after working 6 games at $1.00 per game...In addition the pay was $1.00 per game toward merchandise at the Company Store.
Contributions:
● Basketball and football official for 33 and 28 years, respectively. Some of events he refereed in basketball included:
● Refereed 26 state public high school basketball tournaments.
● Refereed eight state parochial high school basketball tournaments.
● Refereed World Strategic Air Command (STRAC) Military Basketball Tournament in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
● Refereed World Inter Service (Military) Basketball Tournament in Ft. Hood, Texas.
● Refereed Central American basketball tournament in Guatemala City, Guatemala (All Central American countries were represented including men and women.)
● Only Pueblo native to referee in the Professional American Basketball Association (PABA) the first year the league started.
● Refereed numerous junior college basketball district playoff games, along with regular season games.
● Worked Rocky Mountain College basketball regular season games.
● Refereed numerous high school basketball tournaments in New Mexico.
Professional Affiliations:
● State President Colorado Board #4 Basketball Officials.
● State Vice President Colorado Board Basketball Officials.
● State Board of Directors 20 years - Basketball.
● Board Member Pueblo Old Timers Baseball.
● District Director Babe Ruth Baseball (13-15) year olds.
● State President Colorado Old Timers Baseball Association.
● Member of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials-- served on many committees of this organization.
● Member of the International Federation of Officials (FIBA) which was the ruling body of international rules.
Occupation:
Worked for the Pueblo Army Depot, before retiring in 1973.
Personal:
Lived in Pueblo with his wife Adeline "Ade"...Passed away on April 20, 1995.
