 He attended college at Louisiana State University, where he played college football for the LSU Tigers football team.He rushed for 2,253 yards on 472 carries in his college career, and had 16 rushing and two receiving touchdowns.He was named to the 1973 All-SEC team as a first-team selection by the United Press and second-team by the Associated Press after rushing for 904 yards and scoring seven total touchdowns during the season.