Both an offensive and defensive player in college, he played five games for the Chicago Cardinals during the 1954 NFL season.

He joined the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) a as halfback for the 1956 season.

In 1975 he won the Annis Stukus Trophy as CFL's Coach of the Year after a first place 10-5-1 finish.

In 1981, his 5–11 Rough Riders came close to causing a massive upset in that year's Grey Cup versus the Edmonton Eskimos.

That same year, he was the head coach of the UCCB Capers gridiron football team, which lasted only one season.