Eichhorst scored two points, had three assists, and grabbed one rebound in ten minutes of action.

[1] He was a first-feam all-conference selection in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) as a junior and senior.

[1] After graduating from Southeast Missouri State with a degree in education, Eichhorst joined the United States Army,[5] where he toured in Amateur Athletic Union tournaments with an army basketball team from Fort Knox, Kentucky.

[5][7] In 1959, he averaged 24.3 points per game for Cocos to lead the Independent Basketball Association in scoring.

He recorded a field goal, three assists and one rebound in 10 minutes of play in a 125–115 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.