Inducted to the IATC Hall of Fame in 1974 and the IATO Hall of Fame in 2000
Accomplishments:
- • Taught and coached several sports over a period of 46 years. Was an Athletic Director for 41 years.
- • Coached Football for 24 years having 161 wins, 44 losses and 3 ties, teams were Conference Champions 16 times, had 10 undefeated seasons.
- • Had a winning streak of 25 games in a row. During those good years, they were usually ranked one or two and in those days there was only two classes.
- • Coached Boys Basketball for 16 years having 210 wins and 152 losses, teams were Conference Champions 8 times and won their Conference Tournament 6 times. Served as manager for many State Series Basketball Tournaments.
- • Coached Girls Basketball for 39 years having 674 wins and 237 losses, teams played in 11 State Tournaments, finishing second twice and third twice, teams also won several Conference Tournaments and Conference Championships.
- • Coached Boys Track for 44 years, 33 of those years as the Head Coach.
- • Was the Director of the Holstein Relays for 41 years.
- • Served as Referee at the Boys State Track Meet for Class 1A and 2A for 27 years.
- • Hosted Conference and District Meets for many years.
Honors:
- • Inducted into the Iowa Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1969. Received the Golden Plaque of Distinction to the Superlative Iowa Coach from the IGHSAU in 1970.
- • Inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame at Northwestern College in 1983.
- • Received three separate plaques for the Iowa High School Association of Athletic Directors (IHSADA), one for District AD of Northwest Iowa, second for Outstanding Dedication and Service to Athletics in the State of Iowa and the third for 45 years of service as an Athletic Director, all in 1984.
- • Inducted into the IHSADA Hall of Fame in 1985.
- • Received the NFOA Outstanding Official Award for Boys Track and Field for the State of Iowa in 1993.
- • Received the Lyle T. Quinn Award from the IHSAA in 1993.
- • Received a plaque from the IHSAA for 50 years of active service in 1996
- • Received an Honorary Doctorate Degree of Humane Letters for Morningside College in 1996.
- • Received the NFOA Distinguished Contributor Award for Section 4 in 1997.
- • Inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame as a Coach in 1997.
- • Received a plaque from the Iowa Association of Track Officials (IATO) for 56 years of active service as a Track Official in 2000.
Married to wife Wilma and they have two grown children, a daughter, Connie and a son, Bob and they also have six grandchildren.