 He recorded a 9.0 mark in the 100-yard dash as a high schooler at the Florida AA High State Meet in the preliminary heats, in Winter Park, Florida, but the world record time was not recognized because it was hand-timed.The time remains the NFHS National High School record in the now discontinued event.He was the 1975 High School Athlete of the Year, as selected by "Track and Field News".