- Player/Coach during his junior/senior years at Albany
High School
- Played town team baseball with four of his brothers in Farming, Minnnesota
- Played College Baseball at St. John's University
- Played Minor League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers Organization
- Played town team baseball for the Cold Spring Springers
- Pitched a PERFECT GAME for Cold Spring (Vs. Little Falls) on August 12th, 1949
- Finished his college baseball career at St. Cloud State University (MVP in 1951)
- Taught and coached at Belgrade High School
- Played town team baseball for Belgrade
- Played an instrumental role in erecting the lights at the Belgrade baseball field
- Led Belgrade to their first trip to the Amateur State Baseball Tournament in 1959
- Coached Shakopee High School Baseball from 1962-1976
- Coached the Minnesota River Valley Conference Champions in 1967 and 1969
- Played with the Shakopee town team in several state tournaments during the 1960's.
- River Valley batting champion with a .542 average (wood bats) at age 36
- Shakopee High School Activities Director from 1962-1990
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- President Minnesota High School Coaches Association 1973
- Received the Dick Siebert Coaching Award 1980
- Manager of the Shakopee Indians Amateur Baseball Team during the 1980's
- Inducted into the Minnesota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame 1990
- President of the Shakopee Baseball Stadium and Lights Committee 1984 - 1998
- Dedicated volunteer who worked countless hours and donated thousands of dollars toward the Shakopee Baseball Stadium
- Proud husband of Rosie Schleper and father of eight children, all of whom participated in Shakopee athletics.
- Coached four of his sons on the Shakopee Indians Town Team
- Baseball announcer for Shakopee High School and Shakopee Town Team
- Received the Region 2AA Athletic Director of the Year Award
- Received the Jim Dimick Coaching Award 1997
- Inducted as a Charter Member of the Albany High School Hall of Fame in 1997
- Inducted as a Charter Member of the Shakopee High School Hall of Fame in 1998
- Passed away on May 8th, 1998...Now he enjoys every baseball game as its biggest fan!
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