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Western Hills
- Neidhard Funeral Home Class B Knothole City Champions, 1943- pitcher, center fielder
- Bentley Post National American Legion Champions, 1948- runner-up in batting, .461 average
- Western Hills High School Baseball State Champions, 1948- pitcher, outfielder
Post High School
- Thomas E. Woods NABF National Champions, 1949- outfielder, pitcher, shortstop
Ohio State University, 1948-1952
- Big 10 Champions, center fielder, 1951
- 1st Team All-American, 1951-52; Team Captain, 1952
- OSU first appearance in College World Series, 1951
- Potter Runmaker Award for Most Valuable Player, 1951
- Western Conference Scholarship Award, 1952
Professional Baseball
- Detroit Tigers, Class B, 1952
- Class A, All-Star center fielder, 1956
Post-Career
- Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame, 1990 (only 1 of 3 baseball players in Hall)
- All Century OSU Baseball Team Center fielder, 2002
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