hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd ɡɹˈeɪdz wˈʌn dˈæʃ ˈeɪt æɾ ˈoʊk mˈaʊnd skˈuːl ɪn kɹˈæɡnɪz tˈaʊnʃɪp, mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə ænd ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm mˈʊɹhɛd hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn mˈʊɹhɛd, mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt.
He attended grades 1-8 at Oak Mound School in Kragnes Township, Minnesota and graduated from Moorhead High School in Moorhead, Minnesota in 1948.