 The family home was a short walk from the Minden High School stadium, then a new structure, where Lee made his first successful mark in football between 1957 and 1960.Not only was Lee All-District and All-State in football in his senior year, the fall of 1960, but he excelled similarly in basketball (1961), baseball (1959–1961), and track (1958–1961).He was also elected by his peers to the Student Council during his senior year.