Hall of Athletic Honor
Despite his outstanding accomplishments on the football field, he built a reputation as one of the top track weightmen of his day, specializing in the javelin.
He broke school records in the shot, discus and javelin his first year on the track team. That same season he took a fourth at the Penn Relays in the javelin with a throw of 185'5 5/8". In 1942, he won the first 12 events he entered and went on to become the team's leading scorer. He eventually threw the javelin 195'5" which stood as a school record until the mid-1960s. He placed third in the javelin at the Penn Relays and one of the two athletes to beat him was Bob Peoples, the U.S. record holder.
He began his football career by leading the freshmen to an undefeated season. He broke into the starting lineup as a halfback in the second game of the 1940 season. By the end of that season, he had established himself as one of the leading rushers in the East. He was given honorable mention All-Eastern Pennsylvania by UPI and held the longest TD run from scrimmage in the country, from 86-yards out.
