The outstanding UA sprinter of the pre-World War II era, he was undefeated in Border Conference competition at 100 and 220 meters. In 1937 he tied Asa Porter’s 21-year-old record of 10 seconds flat for 100 meters, and in 1939 set UA and Border Conference records at 100 meters (9.8) and 220 years (21.3), the latter a UA and conference record until 1957. He was nationally ranked in both sprints.