- Teacher and coach at Hall High School in West Hartford, Conn. from 1957-1988
- Compiled a 201-92-9 record in 31 seasons as head football coach
- Voted Coach of the Year by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association in 1969
- Named Region I Coach of the Year by the National High School Football Coaches Association in 1981 and 1987
- Selected Coach of the Year by the National Football Foundation in 1974 and 1976
- Coached the Hall High School wrestling team from 1958 to 1979
- Named Wrestling Coach of the Year by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association in 1976
- Enshrined in the New England Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1997, and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2003
- Coached track and field at Hall High from 1958 to 1969
- Competed on the football and track and field teams at Springfield College
