Northeastern State Athletics Hall of Fame
GRADUATED FROM NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY IN 1956; FOUR YEAR LETTERMAN IN BASKETBALL AND BASEBALL; SELECTED TO THE ALL-CONFERENCE BASKETBALL TEAM IN THE OKLAHOMA COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE IN 1956; HIS 1967 BACONE COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAM WON THE NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP; HEAD BASEBALL COACH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA FOR THE LAST 21 YEARS; HIS BASEBALL TEAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HAVE A COMBINED RECORD OF 807 WINS AND 351 LOSSES; SELECTED AS DISTRICT BASEBALL COACH OF THE YEAR 6 TIMES AND NATIONAL BASEBALL COACH OF THE YEAR TWICE