He was a champion swimmer but was lured to the sport of basketball by his primary school teacher Ray Alloway.
Larry was a tall boy for his age and Ray Alloway thought he would be a great asset to the game of basketball.
Larry was taught the fundamentals of the game by his school teacher, which led them both to succeed together in Regional, State and Australian Championships.
He was one of the star players in the early years of Australia's fledgling National Basketball League (NBL).
He also represented Australia at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles (USA), 1988 (Seoul, South Korea) and 1992 in Barcelona, Spain, and at four FIBA World Championship tournaments (1978, 1982, 1986 and 1990).