On the gridiron, his accomplishments as a running back have been well documented. He was one of the most highly recruited players in the nation as a senior at Banning High School in Wilmington, copping the L.A. City’s Player of the Year Award as a senior in 1975 after rushing for 1,343 yards (8.1 avg.) and 27 TDs.

He eventually chose UCLA, where, as a history major, he ran for 100 or more yards in 17 collegiate games, was named the Bruins’ MVP in 1979 and 1980, earned first team All-American honors in 1980 and piled up 3,195 rushing yards, still placing him #2 all-time on the Westwood, CA, campus.