My Dad Was A Carpenter

I Attribute My Success To My Mental Approach To The Game. I Have Always Been A Serious Student Of Umpiring. I Enjoy Studying Rules, Situations, And Positioning.

I Set Very High Standards For Myself And Worked Every Game With The Same Energy And Enthusiasm As If It Were The Seventh Game Of A World Series.

After One Year In The Texas League, The American League Bought The Rights To My Contract. They Optioned Me Back To The Texas League For The 1970 Season.

I Literally Paid My Way Through The University Of Texas With My Umpiring.

I Have Looked Back On Situations And Thought That I Could Have Handled A Few Differently And Probably Better.