hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðə lˈɪŋkən dʒˈɜːnəlz nəbɹˈæskə spˈoːɹts hˈɔːl ʌv fˈeɪm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv ænd ðə nəbɹˈæskə hˈaɪ skˈuːl hˈɔːl ʌv fˈeɪm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən.
He was elected to the Lincoln Journal's Nebraska Sports Hall of Fame (1985) and the Nebraska High School Hall of Fame (1997).