6 Hall of Fame Inductions - Blue Raider Hall of Fame - Illinois Sports Hall of Fame (1993) - Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame (1994) - Mason-Dixon Athletic Club Hall of Fame (2005) - USTFCCA (2008) -Lake Forest College (2009) 30 Conference Coach of the Year Awards - 15 OVC Coach of the Year Awards * 10 in a row from 1977-1986 - 15 Sun Belt Coach of the Year Awards 47 Conference Championships - 29 Ohio Valley Conference Title - 18 Sun Belt Conference Titles 18 Top-25 NCAA Finishes 90 All-American Awards among 48 student-athletes 4 National Champions - Barry McClure, Triple Jump (1972, 73) - Tommy Haynes, Triple Jump (1974) - Dionne Ross, High Hurdles (1994) - Mardy Scales, 100 Meter Dash (2003) Division I Track and Field Coaches Association “Outdoor Coach of the Year” in 1981. President of Track and Field Coaches Association in 1982-83
International Experience • • • • • • • • • •
First Olympic Sports Festival in Colorado Springs, Colo. (1978) World University Games in Kobe, Japan (1985) Goodwill Games in Seattle, Washington (1990) World Cup in London (1994) World Championships in Athens, Greece (1997) Goodwill Games in New York (1998) World University Games in Bucharest, Romania (1981) World Championships in Helsinki (1983) Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea (1988) Referee at Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta (1996)
Personal • • • • • • •
Hometown: Naperville, Illinois Coach at St. Mel High School (Chicago), 1959-62 Coach at De La Salle High School (Minneapolis), 1962-63 Coach at Lake Forest College (Ill.), 1963-65 Education: B.A. - Lake Forest (Ill.), 1959 M.S. Ed. - Northern Illinois, 1965 NCAA Qualifier in Triple Jump at Lake Forest (Ill.) - Competed in Triple Jump, Long Jump and 800 Meter Run Family: Wife (Janice) and two daughters (Erin and Kara)