physical education, was a former Minnesota and North Dakota state championship gymnastics coach. He was a teacher in the Fargo school system for 25 years and was the head gymnastics coach from 1978-1994 at Fargo South High School, where his teams won 18 straight region championships, nine state championships and four National High School Gymnastics Coaches Association championships. He later led the Perham, Minnesota, Yellowjackets to eight straight Class 1A Minnesota state championships. He lived in Dalton, Minnesota.