He was a charter member of the Pittsburgh Pirates (which would later be renamed the Steelers).

He attended Centre College in Danville, Kentucky where he starred on the football team and was a member of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity.

In the club's second game, on September 27, 1933, he scored the first touchdown in franchise history for on a 99-yard interception return.

He then embarked on a long career in the auto industry, including many years as an executive at Avis.

He was married to Bernice Mary Saunders and the couple had a daughter, Cheryl.