803 Blakely
Stillwater, Okla.
June 26, 1941

Mr. Gwin Henry, Athletic Director
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Mr. Henry:

Are you interested in hiring a Health and Physical
Education teacher who has had six years experience of
teaching and coaching in the Stillwater school system,
a person who has completed his work toward a Master's
degree in Health and Physical Education and a person
who spent his extra hours while in college studying
under the great wrestling master, Coach E. C. Gallagher
and Physical Education under Dr. N. S. Walke, formerly
of Columbia University and Me. Kevin?

I received my B. S. degree from Oklahoma A. and MM.
College in 1935, I would like to add here a few of my
accomplishments since I entered Oklahoma A. and M. in
1931. They are listed in order of accomplishment as
follows:

1. Two times intra-mural champion (all that any
one who letters is allowed).

2. Three times first place winner in the National
Inter-Collegiates.

3. Made Dean's Honor Roll, 1934.

4. Outstanding wrestler of all college wrestlers
in 1935.

5, Twice National A.A.U. Wrestling champion (1935-
36).

6. Outstanding wrestler of all A.A.¥* Wrestling
Champions, 1936.

7. Oklahoma Olympic Regional “restling Champion
(1936).

8, First place winner in Berlin Olympic try-outs,
1936, :

9, Second place winner in Berlin Olympic Games,
1936.

10. Captain of the U.S. Olympic “restling team which
won first place.

11. First place winner of Pan-American Games at
Dallas, 1937.

My coaching career has been almost as successful as
my own wrestling career. In the six years that I have
been coaching, my teams have participated in 67 matches