sentences:  He was a two-time all-state halfback for Oberlin High School (1960, 61).The Oberlin High football team finished as Class B state runners-up in 1958 and 1959 and were Class B State Champions in 1961, the school's only football state title to date.He was named the Class B MVP in 1961 after scoring 199 points and average 12.5 yards per carry that season.