University of California Athletics

Served as team captain of Cal’s 1959 national championship team … a driving force behind the Bears’ 25-4 season, which included a 64-58 win over Cincinnati and Oscar Robertson in the NCAA semifinals and a 71-70 victory over West Virginia and Jerry West in the NCAA final … a first team All-Pacific Coast Conference choice … averaged 9.2 points per game as a senior, scored 18 points against Cincinnati in the semifinal game … averaged 9.5 points per contest as a junior in 1957-58, and was voted as one of five members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ Silver Anniversary All-America Team, an honor based on basketball and lifetime achievements … built a highly successful tire business, EMPCO Industries, based in Glendale, Calif.