hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐ sˈeɪlzmən fɚɹə bɹˈuːɪŋ kˈʌmpəni, ænd lˈeɪɾɚ sˈɜːvd æz ɐ vˌɑːləntˈɪɹ kˈoʊtʃ æt mˈɔnsɪnjɚ bˈɑːnɚ hˈaɪ skˈuːl, lˈiːdɪŋ ðə skˈuːl tʊ ɪts fˈɜːst fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə sˈɪɾi tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn æz wˈɛl æz ɐ sˈɛkənd tˈaɪɾəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn.
He became a salesman for a brewing company, and later served as a volunteer coach at Monsignor Bonner High School, leading the school to its first Philadelphia city championship in 1959 as well as a second title in 1961.