Personal
Born in Boise, Idaho ... parents are Vernon and VaNita ... father pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1950-67, compiling a 162-147 rrecord with a 3.77 ERA ... brother Veldon pitched for BYU in 1975 ... wife's name is Sharon ... a health education major.
Before BYU
Started on unbeaten champion hoop team at Provo High ... besides being all-state in basketball, his senior year "Vinny" was a sterling scholar in Spanish.
Summary
Played on BYU's varsity basketball team for three seasons, 1975-77, two of which were with his brother Veryl.
Stats
Year Avg. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO1975 .308 31 120 27 37 5 3 0 10 48 16 151976 .227 34 132 15 30 3 4 0 17 41 16 281977 .311 41 151 39 47 7 2 2 18 64 23 211978 .379 49 177 47 67 16 4 6 48 109 24 19