[1] He played college football for the Missouri Tigers, earning unanimous All-American honors in 1960.

He led the team in receiving yardage as a sophomore and again as a senior, and was a first-team all-conference selection after those seasons.

He was a key member of the 1960 Tigers team that posted an undefeated 11–0 record, claimed the Big Eight Conference championship, won the 1961 Orange Bowl, and finished No.

[3] He was inducted into the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame in 1992.

He was also a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers (1964), San Francisco 49ers (1965) and Denver Broncos (1966).