 As two-way end, he was a captain on the 1943 USC team that finished with an 8–2 record.He was unable to play in USC's a 29–0 win over Washington in the Rose Bowl, due to being drafted into the United States Marine Corps and sent to the South Pacific Ocean to serve on the .In his absence he was awarded an All-America honors as an end and punter in 1943, despite playing in only 5 games that season.