A superb middle distance runner who held the Cal school record in the mile for 15 years with a time of 4:11.5, set in 1941 … was an integral part of a world record two-mile relay team that clocked a time of 7:34.5 (along with John Reese, Grover Klemmer and Clarence Barnes) … finished fifth in the NCAA mile in 1941 his highest finish in the mile in his career