hiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn blˈuː ˈɜːθ, fˈɑːɹɹɪbˌɔlt kˈaʊnti, mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə, ˌɔn noʊvˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː ænd ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə blˈuː ˈɜːθ hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn.
He was born in Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota, on November 27, 1943 and graduated from the Blue Earth High School in 1961.