ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən, hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðə hjˈuːstən pˈoʊst ɐwˈɔːɹd æz ðɪ aʊtstˈændɪŋ plˈeɪɚɹ ʌvðə jˈɪɹ ɪnðə saʊθwˈɛst kˈɑːnfɹəns, wʌz nˈeɪmd fˈɜːsttˈiːm ˈɔːl ɐmˈɛɹɪkən baɪ ðə nˈɔːɹθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən nˈuːzpeɪpɚɹ ɐlˈaɪəns ænd wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə kˈɑːlɪdʒ ˈɔːl stˈɑːɹ tˈiːm.
In 1937, he received the Houston Post Award as the outstanding player of the year in the Southwest Conference, was named  first-team All American by the North American Newspaper Alliance and was a member of the College All Star team.