Athletic Hall of Fame

At Rochester:

• Played football and competed in track and field at the University
• Earned All-America honors in football from the All-America Board during his undergraduate days
• Straight A engineering student who was elected to numerous honor societies: Pi Mu Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma
• Left Rochester to fight in World War II, but was allowed to graduate with the Class of 1945
• Earned his BSME from Rochester

Post-Graduate:

• Earned his BS from Northwestern and was named an All-Big 10 Academic All-American while there
• Drafted by Buffalo for professional football, but injuries cut his career short
• Worked for 45 years worldwide sales promotional manager of International Harvester
• Part owner of Chicago Cubs baseball team until club was purchased by the Chicago Tribune
• Member of the College Football Hall of Fame
• Earned a Distinguished American Award for heading up the Chicago Red Cross, Chicago Community Fund, and Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
• Served as a Catholic Lay Minister
• Passed away in January, 1995