hiː plˈeɪd fˈʊtbɔːl æt mɑːɹkˈɛt hˈaɪ skˈuːl fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn, plˈeɪɪŋ ˌɔn mɑːɹkˈɛts ˌʌpɚ pənˈɪnsjʊlə tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp tˈiːm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn wɛn ðə tˈiːm wɛnt sˈɪks zˈiəɹoʊ, aʊtskˈoːɹɪŋ əpˈoʊnənts tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən tə sˈɛvən.
He played football at Marquette High School from 1912 to 1915, playing on Marquette's Upper Peninsula championship team in 1915 when the team went 6–0, outscoring opponents 211 to 7.