Warren High School and Penn State University Football and Baseball standout, In the late 1940's, he played half back and def. Back for WAHS (serving as team Captain); He excelled in pitching for the WAHS baseball team; In 1949, he played centerfield and pitched on the Semi-Pro team Struthers Wells; From 1946-1949, he played and excelled in baseball and football for Penn State University; During which he pitched for Penn State during the College World Series (Penn State won the Eastern Regionals) ; After college, he pitched for an US Army team in Hawaii and he also pitched and played centerfield for the Ludlow Wildcats.
