Coach–In his very first year as a head high school basketball coach in Nebraska, this legendary gentleman led the Lincoln Northeast boys rocketing to a Class A state championship by winning his first state tournament. For nearly forty years he would often repeat this performance, winning seven state titles in boys basketball and nearly 500 games in a career, second to none in the field. Observers were often mystified at his success which consisted of superb skill in inspiring the very best from his secondary school athletes, He had a knack of taking his talent (sometimes tall, sometimes small compared with other teams, sometimes quick and other times not so fast) and using the basics of the sport to mold winners year after year. Teamwork and defense were the trademarks of his teams.
