As a senior, he was selected to participate in both sports All-star games, but only chose basketball, because it was the invitation that arrived first.

He accepted a scholarship from Southern Methodist University, where he led the team in rushing as a sophomore (438 yards).

[3] That season, he started to have confrontations with the Eagles front office because of his salary demands,[4] so on September 4, 1959, he was traded to the Chicago Cardinals in exchange for offensive guard Bob Konovsky and defensive end Jerry Wilson.

On December 14, 1961, he notified the team of his intentions to retire,[7] but the Dallas Cowboys eventually convinced him to play in his home state.

In week 13 against the St. Louis Cardinals, he returned 94 yards the first attempted field goal for a touchdown in franchise history.

On September 10, 1963, he was traded to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for a sixth round draft choice (#83-Jim Evans).