Professional Football Player. As a halfback at the University of Nevada, he led the country in kickoff returns for three years. In 1947, he was drafted 23rd by the Pittsburgh Steelers, but the Rams traded for him and signed him in 1949. He played three seasons with the Rams and was starting halfback on the 1951 Los Angeles Rams team that won the National Football League Championship. He played a year in the Canadian League and with the Baltimore Colts in 1952. When his playing career was over, he served as an assistant coach with the Oakland Raiders for three years. He then opened a sporting goods store near Oakland, California and operated the business for 30 years. Cause of death pneumonia, at his Fresno, California home at age 78.
Professional Football Player. As a halfback at the University of Nevada, he led the country in kickoff returns for three years. In 1947, he was drafted 23rd by the Pittsburgh Steelers, but the Rams traded for him and signed him in 1949. He played three seasons with the Rams and was starting halfback on the 1951 Los Angeles Rams team that won the National Football League Championship. He played a year in the Canadian League and with the Baltimore Colts in 1952. When his playing career was over, he served as an assistant coach with the Oakland Raiders for three years. He then opened a sporting goods store near Oakland, California and operated the business for 30 years. Cause of death pneumonia, at his Fresno, California home at age 78.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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