9 6 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁Next , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁head ▁athlet ic ▁tra iner ▁and ▁assistant ▁professor ▁at ▁San ▁Jose ▁State ▁College . ▁Last ly , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁head ▁athlet ic ▁tra iner ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁for ▁eleven ▁years ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁While ▁at ▁Michigan , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁first ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Athlet ic ▁Train ers ▁Association ▁Board ▁of ▁Cert ification ▁and ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁developing ▁cert ification ▁standards ▁for ▁the ▁athlet ic ▁training ▁profession . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁athlet ic ▁training ▁staff ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁in ▁In ns b ruck , ▁Austria . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁professional ▁sports ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁head ▁athlet ic ▁tra iner ▁for ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁ 4 9 ers , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁for ▁ 2 4 ▁years . ▁He ▁retired ▁at ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁NFL ▁season . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁National ▁Athlet ic ▁Train ers ' ▁Association ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁C ain ▁F ain ▁Memorial ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁NFL ▁Phys ician ' s ▁Society ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁received ▁the ▁Tim ▁Ker in