Collins attended the University of Missouri and was a member of the basketball, football, and track teams.
[1] As a senior, Collins led the Tigers with ten touchdowns scored and was named first team All-Big Six Conference.
[3] Collins lone start was a 10–0 loss on September 23, 1945, to the Detroit Lions.
[4] After the end of his football career Collins worked as an account executive for Purina and Dow Chemical and was a real estate agent for Caldwell Banker.
Collins died on July 16, 2012, in Royal Oak, Michigan.