Hall of Athletic Honor
A guard on the football team, he came to Gettysburg from York, Pa., with no football experience. However, his desire to achieve earned for him a spot on the varsity his freshman year. He started and lettered his final three seasons. He was well known for opening holes for Bullet ball carriers and he was just as well known for his ability to break through lines and tackle ball carriers in their own backfield. In 1921, his defense played a key role in a 7-0 loss to Penn and a 0-0 tie with F&M.
He served as a captain of the 1920-21 basketball team. Again he was strong on defense, but was an accurate long, outside shooter. He shot most of his team's fouls, hitting 122 of 210 in 1920-21. As a baseball player, he had back-to-back .300 seasons in both his junior and senior years and played second base flawlessly.
He was a rare three-sport letter winner, three years in a row.
