USA Water Polo

Referee Coach Player (Field) Official
1956 – present

Elected to Hall of Fame 1996

Club San Francisco Olympic Club, Foothill A.C., De Anza Aquatic Foundation

College San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

High School Los Altos H.S., Los Altos CA

Playing Record H.S. 1956 – 58 College 1959 – 62 Club 1963 – 65

Participation

    AAU Senior National Championship outdoor 1963 
    California State College Championships 1960 silver, 61 silver, 62 silver 
    Northern California H.S. Championships-Championship Team-1958

Coach 
    Awalt High School 1965-76 
    C.C.S. Champions 1966, 1976 
    Coached: Jim Ferguson Hall of Famer and 1972, 76 Olympic Games USA Team member. And Kevin Craig US National Team 
    Assistant Coach with Art Lambert-Head Coach 1965-71 
    AAU Senior National outdoor Championships 1967 – silver 
    AAU Junior National Championships 1967 2nd, 1968 1st, 1969 2nd

Referee 
    National – Many High Schools, Colleges and Club Games and Tournaments 
    International – Olympic Games – 1976 Montreal named to Officials but did not attend 1984 Los Angeles, Desk Official – 1988 Seoul, Refereed 5 Games – 1996 Atlanta, Assistant Manager – Training 
    World Championships 1973 Belgrade (First World Championships) 1981 Madrid – World Junior Men. 1986 Madrid (men) 1990 Perth (women) 1992 Indianapolis (Masters World Championship) 1994 Rome (Men & Women) 1995 Quebec (World Junior Women) 
    Pan American Games 1971 Cali Columbia, 1975 Mexico City Mexico 
    FINA Cups - 1987 Thessaloniki, Greece (Men) 
    1989 Eindhoven, Netherlands (Women) 1991 Long Beach CA (Women) 1993 Catania, Italy (Women) 1995 Sydney AUS (Women) 
    World University Games – 1973 Moscow USSR 1977 Sofia, Bulgaria 1983 Edmonton, CAN 1985 Kobe, Japan 
    Danube Cup Novaki Czechoslovakia 1981 
    Pan American (Juniors) Havana Cuba 1986 
    Greek Cup Athens Greece 1983, 1991 
    Paris Tournament Paris France 1991, 1992

Honors

    Refereed more Gold Medal games in Olympic and World Championships 1990-1996 than any other referee in the world. (3) 
    High School team was undefeated 1958 (senior year) 
    Voted outstanding defensive player – San Jose State 1962

Personal

    Married spouse Sherry Ann, 1969 daughter, Deborah Shannon 
    Teacher at Awalt High School (renamed Mountain View H.S.) from 1965 to present. Named District “Teacher of the Year” in 1978. Coordinator of the Social Science Dept since 1970. 
    Voted Mentor Teacher 1994-95