Year Inducted: 1987
Nominated By: Frank A. Marascola
Sports Competed In: Basketball
Athlete, Coach or Contributor: Athlete, Coach, Contributor
High School:
Attended Pueblo Centennial, graduating in 1926.
Achievements:
High School:
Lettered two years each on the Bulldogs basketball and track teams.
College:
Went to Western State College (WSC), graduating in 1930.
Achievements:
College:
● Two year participant on the Mountaineers football (1926-28) and track programs (1927-28).
● Member of the WSC relay team which placed 4th in the Boulder Relays.
Coaching Career:
● Served seven seasons as Basketball Coach Pleasant View H.S. (1935-42).
● Tallied a record of 116 wins and 36 losses.
● Four-time Pikes Peak League Champions.
● Two-times Pikes Peak League Runner-up.
● Reached the semi-finals in State Class B tournament.
Contributions:
Worked four years as Principal at Pleasant View H.S. (1931-34).
Honors:
U.S. Army Infantry (1943-45).
Achievements:
Avid golfer: Shot three holes in ones at City Park Golf Course (latest in 1980).
Occupations:
● Surveyor, AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration) during the summers of 1933-40.
● Administrative Assistant, U.S. Army Engineers (1942-43).
● Timekeeper, payroll clerk, and senior payroll clerk, C.F.&I 1946-70.
Personal:
Lived in Pueblo with his wife Elizabeth L. (Gust)... Passed away on July 30, 1995.
