Earned varsity letters in four sports during prep career 

All-Conference Northwestern 4A Football (1980) 

All Catawba Valley, All Piedmont & All-State Football (1980)

Played in Shrine Bowl Game (1980)

Continued football playing career at UNC-Chapel Hill (1981-1983) on full athletic scholarship

• Member of 1981 Gator Bowl & 1982 Sun Bowl championship teams

• Super Iron Man Award for highest performance grade for an offensive lineman (1983)