Honors and Legacy
- Charter Inductee Kansas Sports Hall of Fame 1961.
- Inducted into the NAIA Track and Field Hall of Fame.
- One of first coaches to use forward pass, unbalanced line, and huddle.
- Head football and track and field coach at KU for 5 and 10 years respectively. Football conference champions in 1930.
- Coached five world record holders in track: John Kuck, Glenn Cunningham, Jim Bausch, Clyde Coffman and Peter Mehringer.
- His 1926 football team at Emporia State University was undefeated and allowed only 3 points.
- Earned 16 college athletic letters at Kansas State Normal (Emporia State) participating in football, basketball, track and field, baseball, gymnastics and boxing and was named captain five times.
- He was a three-sport standout at Beulah High School in Beulah, Kansas.
- Was collegiate track coach of Senator Bob Dole
- Was one of the first coaches to gather within hours after the reported death of coaching great Knute Rockne
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