He won the main title for three consecutive years, and narrowly missed competing in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.
He began free diving and spear fishing at Bondi in 1946 during the very early era of the sport, with Don Linklater, Andy Amstrong, Spud Murphy, Jack Murray and Vic Ley Sr before the foundation of the Underwater Spear Fisherman's Association (in 1952).
He drove midgets and sedans at Sydney Show ground and speedways around Australia for eight years, winning many major events including three NSW titles.
He was an A-grade dirt midget speed car champion in New South Wales in 1956 He was sponsored by TV actor Ty Hardin who was working in Australia on a series.
He was the first to surf Bare Island Bombora (Botany Bay, Sydney), with an estimated wave height of 10 meters, in 1952.