| School: Madison | Graduation Year: 1961 |
Year Inducted: 2013
Sports Played: Football, Wrestling, Track and Field
High School Honors: Football: 3-year letter winner; 1st Team All-City as a Sophomore; 2nd Team All-City as a Senior. Wresting: 4-year letter winner; City Champion and 4th in State as a Senior; member of Madison’s 1st City Championship Team. Track & Field: 4-year letter winner; City Champion in Shot Put as a Senior.
Post High School Career: Wrestled at University of Oregon. Have owned a commercial real estate and development company in Vancouver, Washington since 1976.
Commentary:
I have experienced encouragement and personal internal power from my athletics at a young age. The first year Madison opened I was a freshman. Everything was new to me, especially competition in athletics. My first teacher that opening day was Jerry Lyons (a Hall of Fame coach). He encouraged not only me but many others to go out for sports. He was my inspiration to work hard, but most important he taught integrity and how important it is in one’s life. He provided great direction and believed his athletes could be champions on the mat and in life as an adult. Athletics has been a huge factor in my success as an independent businessman.