[2][3] He was described as "the backbone of the rush line on defense", "unusually agile for his size", and "one of the outstanding tackles.

"[4] He was selected in February 1925 as the captain of the 1925 Yale Bulldogs football team.

[5][6] He was also selected by Lawrence Perry as a first-team player on the 1924 All-American college football team,[7] and by Liberty magazine and the New York Sun as a first-team player on the 1925 All-American college football team.

[13] He practiced law and served for a time as assistant general counsel of the Firestone Rubber Company.

During World War II, he worked for the Office of Price Administration as chief counsel for rationing enforcement.