- The player who hit the winning shot for the Milan Indians in the 1954 Indiana state basketball tournament, which inspired the movie, Hoosiers (1986).
- Invited to try out for the Minneapolis (now Los Angeles) Lakers.
- Operates a restaurant named Plump's Last Shot, filled with memorabilia from the Milan 1954 state championship team, located in the Broad Ripple section of Indianapolis.
- Played for Butler University from 1955-1958 (NCAA rules then limited players to three years of eligibility) and guided the Bulldogs to the National Invitation Tournament as a senior. He ended his career at BU as the school's all time leading scorer.
- Played three years for Phillips 66 of the National Industrial Basketball League, now the National AAU Basketball League (NABL).
- Ran a life insurance company.
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