 He later played starting left guard on the Texas Longhorns team of 1929 and 1930 under coach Clyde Littlefield.He garnered all-Southwest Conference honors in 1930.He expected to play for the Longhorns in the 1931 season and was to be the team captain but he had participated in two plays with the varsity in the 1928 Baylor game and was declared ineligible for the 1931 season.