Northeastern State University Athletics

INDUCTED JANUARY 31, 1998

GRADUATED FROM NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY IN 1950; WAS FOUR YEAR LETTERMAN IN FOOTBALL AT NSU; KNOWN AS A FIERCE COMPETITOR AT FULLBACK; WAS ALL-OKLAHOMA COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE RUNNING BACK IN 1947; CAPTAIN OF REDMEN FOOTBALL SQUAD AS A SENIOR IN1949; NICKNAMED “COVIE” BY FORMER REDMAN COACH D.M. “DOC” WADLEY; COACHED FOOTBALL AT NORMAN HIGH SCHOOL IN 1950, THEN BEGAN A 35-YEAR CAREER IN THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY