He was pictured on the cover of Life Magazine that season, and was the first UT player chosen to play with the collegiate team in the Chicago All-Star Game against the NFL champions.

He joined the pros with the Chicago Cardinals for the 1946 season and earned Rookie of the Year honors.

In the playoffs, he was used as a returner for one play, getting 11 yards while Chicago won 28–21 in the NFL title game over the Philadelphia Eagles.

In the NFL title game rematch, he caught one pass for 13 yards (one of just three completed catches by Cardinal receivers all day) in the 7–0 loss.

[13] After leaving the NFL, he became involved in the oil business in Texas, retiring as an executive vice president of C&K Petroleum by 1983.