Northeastern State University Athletics

GRADUATED FROM NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY IN 1956; EARNED MASTERS FROM NSU IN 1959; COACHED THE REDMEN BASKETBALL TEAM FROM 1983-1997; ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL BASKETBALL COACHES IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA AT ALL LEVELS; WON AT LEAST 661 GAMES DURING HIS CAREER THAT SPANNED MORE THAN FOUR DECADES AS A HEAD COACH; NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR AT LEAST ONCE IN EACH CONFERENCE OF WHICH HIS TEAMS WERE A MEMBER; NCAA DISTRICT 6 COACH OF THE YEAR TWICE; MISSOURI VALLEY COACH OF THE YEAR THREE TIMES; LED NEW MEXICO STATE TO NCAA TOURNAMENT;  LED TULSA AND ORAL ROBERTS TO N.I.T. APPEARANCES; HIS 1984-85 NSU TEAM WAS RANKED NO.1 IN THE NATION FOR MOST OF THE YEAR AND FINISHED WITH AN OKLAHOMA INTERCOLLEGIATE CONFERENCE TITLE AND A 26-3 RECORD.