hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd nˈuː dˈoːɹp hˈaɪ skˈuːl fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən ænd wʌz kˈæptɪn ʌvðə skˈuːlz ˌʌndᵻfˈiːɾᵻd sˈæl tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp fˈʊtbɔːl tˈiːm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks ænd ɐtˈɛndᵻd ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs ɐkˈædəmi ɪn kˌɑːlɚɹˈɑːdoʊ spɹˈɪŋz fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn.
He attended New Dorp High School from 1953 to 1957 and was captain of the school's undefeated PSAL championship football team in 1956 and attended the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs from 1957 to 1961.