lˈeɪɾɚ, wˌaɪl ɐtˈɛndɪŋ wɪnˈoʊnə stˈeɪt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn wɪnˈoʊnə, mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə, hiː plˈeɪd kwˈɔːɹɾɚbˌæk fɔːɹ θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz ænd plˈeɪd bˈæskɪtbˌɔːl fɔːɹ tˈuː jˈɪɹz bᵻfˌoːɹ ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən wɪð ɐ dᵻɡɹˈiː ɪn mˌæθɪmˈæɾɪks.
Later, while attending Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota, he played quarterback for three years and played basketball for two years before graduating in 1957 with a degree in mathematics.