hiː wʌz sᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɪnðə sˈɪksθ ɹˈaʊnd ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks ˌɛnˌɛfˈɛl dɹˈæft æz ɐn əfˈɛnsɪv ɡˈɑːɹd fɚðə sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn ˈɜːz, wˌɛɹ hɪz fˈɜːst kˈɑːntɹækt wʌz fɔːɹ dˈɑːlɚ sˈɛvən,fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd wɪð ɐ dˈɑːlɚ tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti bˈoʊnəs.
He was selected in the sixth round of the 1956 NFL draft as an offensive guard for the San Francisco 49ers, where his first contract was for $7,500 with a $250 bonus.