Northeastern State University Athletics

GRADUATED FROM NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY IN 1954; FOUR YEAR LETTERMAN IN BASEBALL; OUTSTANDING PITCHER AND INFIELDER ON THE REDMEN BASEBALL TEAM; HAD A CAREER BATTING AVERAGE OF .368 FOR FOUR YEARS AT NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY; HAS SERVED IN THE OKLAHOMA STATE SENATE FOR FIFTEEN YEARS AND CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE ASSISTANT MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER; STRONG SUPPORTER OF COMMON EDUCATION AND HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA.