Proctor was born in South Carolina in 1920 and attended Lake View High School in Lake View, South Carolina where he was captain of the 1938 State Championship Lake View football team.

[1] He was a starter on the football from 1940 to 1942 and in 1940, he led the state in scoring with 52 points.

He then went to serve in the Navy during World War II where he continued to play football with strong Navy teams including the 1943 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team, whom he helped upset national champion Notre Dame.

[2] He left the Navy at the rank of Specialist 1st Class Petty Officer.

Following football, he served as Chief of Police in Mullins, SC for 26 years.