Has become virtually synonymous with girls’ high school basketball in the state of Iowa
Has served as the Executive Secretary of the Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union since 1954
During his tenure, IGHSAU has been the nation’s trailblazer in the development of girls’ interscholastic athletic programs with Iowa high schools being 12 years ahead of Title IX mandates
Has turned the Iowa Girls’ State Basketball Tournament into one of Iowa’s most beloved annual events
The six-day March tournament has been televised since 1951 and was seen in as many as nine states by 1968
