 As a player, he set many school records, including the career interception mark of 18 which still stands at Oklahoma State today.He was 195 pounds and could step the 100 yard dash in 9.7 compared with the world record at the time of 9.4.He led the nation in total offense in 1944 and in total offense and rushing in 1945 when he finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting behind Army's Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard.