Coach. Coached from the 1930's to 1980 at Spalding Academy High School in rural Central Nebraska, and was the first Nebraska high school coach whose teams won 600 games. His state record 648 basketball wins came over a period of 33 years. He doubled as a mailman-coach for several years and became a teacher when the state rules changed to require the head coaches to be on the staff. His football teams had a 169-84-8 record.