Earned four varsity letters in baseball and three in football

Captain of the football (1953) and baseball teams (1953-54)

Named to the Pennsylvania Collegiate All-State Football Team (1953)

Named to the King's College All-Opponent Football Team

Scranton Times Athlete of the Week (1953)

Entered United States Air Force upon graduation and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel with an aeronautical rating of Command Pilot

Completed two tours of duty during the Southeast Asia conflict

Military decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 10 Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Force Meritorious Service Medal and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with the Silver Star