I was born December 18, 1930 and raised in Galveston, Tx. and graduated from Ball High School in 1948. Participated in basketball and baseball receiving an offer from the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1950, but could not sign a contract since I was 1A in the military draft. In November of 1952, I was drafted into the US Army and served 2 years, being honorably discharged in November of 1954. While in the Army I played baseball for the Ft. Sam Rangers and was part of the 1954 4th Army champion Rangers.
While playing for the Rangers our catcher had injured his back and was not responding to any of the medical therapies. He was treated by Dr. Bonaminio, a chiropractor in San Antonio, and finally found relief. His recovery and return to baseball was instrumental to the success of the Rangers. I was so impressed with this that my career choice became more apparent. Having the experience of Major League competition during Army baseball it became “reasonably apparent” that my career would be “more prosperous” in another area than professional baseball. So the decision to enter chiropractic practice was somewhat dictated.
Upon discharge in 1954 I decided to apply to Chiropractic College and subsequently graduated in 1958. Upon graduation I found it would be advantageous to earn a B.S. degree, so I entered University of Houston and graduated in 1965. That same year I became faculty at Texas Chiropractic College when it moved to Houston from San Antonio serving numerous positions. During the formative years of the National Board of Examiners I sat on several committees formulating the Part I, II, and III Examinations. When the Part IV exam was implemented, I was appointed as the chief examiner to conduct that exam. While at TCC I worked with ACA Sports Council in numerous capacities for 20 years and in 1994 was inducted into the ACA Sports Council Hall of Fame. I had the privilege of serving as one of the team physicians for the US National Womens Volleyball Team as they prepared of the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and have lectured on Chiropractic around the US, Central America, Cuba, and Europe.
I served TCC for 23 years in numerous positions and in the early 1990s took a leave to open active rehabilitation facilities to serve chiropractic patients.
In retirement, I have actively served as a Board Member of the Recycled Baseball Items (RBI) organization, where all forms of sports equipment are recycled and repaired for distribution to needy children across Texas, Central America, and various foster home systems.
