Cornell University Athletics

The starting quarterback for the varsity football team from 1953-55, he led the team to the Ivy title in 1953 and the co-championship in 1954.  In 1955, he was selected first-team All-Ivy by both the league coaches and the Associated Press.  He was also received honorable mention All-America and All-East honors by the AP.  Over his three-year career, he completed 103-of-276 passes for 1,413 yards and 17 TDs; rushed 131 times for 465 yards and eight touchdowns; and kicked 37 of 54 extra points. He was the recipient of the team’s MVP award as a senior.  A baseball standout who played seven positions, he was named the baseball team’s MVP in 1955 and 1956.  He compiled a three-year career batting average of .294, and he was also an outstanding pitcher, with a career won-lost record of 16-8 and a career ERA of 2.33.  He was signed as a pitcher by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1956, but was switched to catcher.  He was named the most valuable player on the Albany, Ga., team of the Class D Florida-Georgia League in the summer of 1957.