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Biography

Hometown: Muskogee, Oklahoma

Education: Northeastern State College, Tahlequah, Oklahoma University of Denver,
Denver, Colorado — BA, 1949 North Texas State University, Denton, Texas-MA, 1966

Teaching: University of North Texas-Radio/TV Department (35 years)

Military: Signalman, US Navy, 1943-1946

(USS Rixie and USS LCI(G)439-Pacific Theatre-5 invasions)

Broadcasting Stations:

KCOL, Ft Collins, Colorado 1949(News Director)

KMUS, Muskogee, Oklahoma 1950-53 (Sports, News and Staff)

KRLD AM-FM-TV, Dallas, Texas 1953-64 (Sports, News and Staff)

KVIL, Dallas, Texas 1976-83 (Sports)

Sports: (Play-by-Play)

KMUS: Muskogee High School, Northeastern State College and

Bacone College, football and basketball. Muskogee Giants,

Class C, professional baseball. (Oklahoma) KRLD: Highland Park football;
Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers, Class AAA, American Association baseball; Dallas Texans, AFL football.

Play-by-PIay Broadcasting:

Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers, Triple A Baseball, 1959-64

Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs, Texas League basebalM965-71

Texas Rangers, American League-1972 (with Don Drysdale)

Chicago White Sox, American League-1974

University of North Texas, Denton, Texas (football and basketball)-1959-

1994 Dallas Texans, American Football League-1960 (Color and play-by-play

with Charley Jones)

Dallas Cowboys, National Football League-1966-1971 (Super Bowl-1972)

(Color announcer with Jay Randolph in 1965)

Southwest Conference Football and Basketball-Mutual Radio

Current:

(Color and play-by-play-road announcer with #1 Announcer Mike

Capps-Round Rock Express, Round Rock, Texas, Texas League)

Color Commentator:

CBS Radio-Cotton Bowl games, (7 years while at KRLD)

Professional Wrestling:

KRLD-TV, "Live at the Sportatorium" 1953

World Class Championship Wrestling, 1980-1984 (Internationally

syndicated)

Awards:

University of North Texas Athletic Department 'Hall of Fame*

Texas Baseball Ex-Pro's Baseball 'Hall of Fame*

Texas Radio Hall of Fame*
Theatre:

Night Must Fall, Mooney's Kid Don't Cry, Seven Keys to Baldpate,

In Dallas area: No Time for Sergeants, You Know I Can't Hear Yon

When the Water's Running, Amateurs, Diary of Anne Frank, Deathtrap,

Room Service, The Charade, The Lucky Spot, The Ride Down Mount

Morgan.

Film:

No Safe Haven, Angus Dance, Aftermath

Family:

Wife, Ilene (married 55 years)

Four children and seven granddaughters

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