ˈæftɚ ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ fɹʌm wˈɔldpoːɹt hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt, hiː spˈɛnt ɐ jˈɪɹ æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ˈɔːɹɪɡən mˈeɪdʒɚɹɪŋ ɪn bˈɪznəs bˌʌt dɪdnˌɑːt ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪt.
After graduating from Waldport High School in 1958, he spent a year at the University of Oregon majoring in business but did not graduate.