hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm wæhˈɑːmə sˈiːnjɚ hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn mˈeɪsən, wˈɛst vɜːdʒˈɪniə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː, ænd wɛnt ˌɔn tə plˈeɪ kˈɑːlɪdʒ fˈʊtbɔːl ænd bˈæskɪtbˌɔːl æt mˈɑːɹʃəl jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi.
He graduated from Wahama Senior High School in Mason, West Virginia in 1952, and went on to play college football and basketball at Marshall University.