Player Field Coach Official Contributor
1970 – Present (30 years)
Elected to Hall of Fame 2002
Club
Cabrillo HS Club Team, 1977, coach
Biloxi, MS YMCA Team, 1977, founder and coach
Davis Masters, 1979-1980, player
Rocky Mountain Polo, 1981-present, founder, master’s player and coach
College
US Air Force Academy
1973-77 player
1981-1985 and 1986-1999 head coach
1999-present volunteer coach
UC Santa Barbara
1985-1986 assistant coach
High School
Cabrillo Senior High School, Lompoc CA, 1970-72, player
Casa Roble High School, Sacramento CA
1978, assistant coach
1979, head coach
Participation/Honors
Player
1970-72: 3 year starter and league champions at Cabrillo High School
1972 High School Team Captain and League MVP
1973-76 4 year starter at the Air Force Academy
1974 Helped AFA qualify for its first NCAA Championship Tournament
1976 AFA Team Captain and MVP
Graduated as the third leading scorer all-time, second in assists and set the single season shooting percentage record – becoming the highest coring defenseman in AFA history
Referee
1979-80 High School and Junior College
Sacramento-Stockton-Davis-Fairfield-Reno area
Contributor
1977 Initiated the first ever water polo match in Mississippi
Biloxi YMCA vs Gulfport YMCA
1979 Volunteered to coach Casa Roble HS to keep the program alive
1981 Founded Rocky Mountain Polo (ROMP) water polo club
Between 1981 and 1998, Air Force produced 12 NCAA All American, 4 WWPA MVP’s, 55 All-WWPA selections, 13 NCAA Academic All Americans, 39 Academic All-WWPA selections, 20 of the Top-25 career scorers in Air Force history, 15 US Olympic Festival athletes and one US National Junior Team member
Personal
1991-present, Department Head of Physical Education, US Air Force Academy
1995-present, Vice Director of Athletic Programs, US Air Force Academy
1977-99, 22 years commissioned service in the US Air Force, Lt Col (ret)
Four Meritorious Service Medals, one Air Force Commendation Medal and two National Defense Ribbons (Viet Nam and Gulf War)
1981-present, married to Barbara M. Heidmous
Three children, Joid (18), Bryan (15), Briget (11)