Before BYU
- Prepped at Glendale High
- Was all-state as a senior
- Coached by Jack Watson
- Played at Grand Canyon College, 1963
- Played at Arizona Western Junior College, 1966
- Was an all-conference shortstop at Arizona Western JC
Personal
- Born in Phoenix, Arizona
- Served an LDS church mission to Mexico
- B.A. in Spanish from BYU, 1969
- M.S. in physical education and health science from BYU, 1975
- Played baseball at BYU from 1967-68
Before BYU
As a player
- Prepped at Glendale High
- Was all-state as a senior
- Coached by Jack Watson
- Played at Grand Canyon College, 1963
- Played at Arizona Western Junior College, 1966
- Was an all-conference shortstop at Arizona Western JC
As a coach
- Finished education at BYU
- Spent five years with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a player and a coach
- Coached at UVSC
- Became the Athletic Director at UVSC
After BYU
- Served a term as president of the American Baseball Coaches Association
- Co-authored The Baseball Coaching Bible and Teaching the Complete Baserunner
Post BYU Honors and Societies
- Inducted into the BYU hall of fame in 2007
Stats
Year Avg. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB
1967 .242 47 157 35 38 4 2 3 17 55 31 17 2
1968 .395 48 176 54 60 6 3 7 34 93 30 29 9
Coaching Stats
- Under him, the team won seven Western Athletic Conference Titles and 15 division crowns
- Led his team to nine NCAA Regional Tournaments
- Ranked 16th among active NCAA Division I coaches with 913 wins upon retirement
- Named District Coach of the Year four times
- Named WAC Coach of the Year nine times
- Diamond Division I Baseball Coach of the Year, 1985
- Inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame
- Inducted into the BYU Hall of Fame, 2007