Jump of Faith

Long Jumping at the Kansas Relays in 1975

Winning Long Jump at the Kansas Relays in 1975

Longest Jump YTD in the United States (at that time) in the Long Jump in 1975

Hang Style Long Jump demonstrated and published in "Athletic Journal" - January 1976 - Volume 56

Friends....Team Mates......and Milestones

My good friend, Bruce Jenner, 1976 Gold Medalist in the Decathlon - we were teammates on the Pacific Coast Track Club and trained together in Long Beach, CA before the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.  Bruce currently lives in Los Angeles and has recently been a guest on "Skating with the Stars" and has a new reality television show, "Meet the Kardizians"

My friend, Al Oerter, 4 time Olympic Gold Medalist in the Discus - Al recently passed away at the age of 71 years old and will be sorely missed

 Recent article on Al Oerter from Associated Press

Letter from my good friend, Dr. John Davis, Jr - John was a member of the United States Olympic Committee and was an executive with Phi Delta Theta, the fraternity I attended while at the University of Kansas.   At the time, I held records for the longest jumps in both the LJ and the TJ, for our fraternity across the US.  In addition, I was the ONLY athlete to be voted the outstanding performer at BOTH the Big 8 Indoor and Outdoor Championships.

Letter from the Chancellor of the University of Kansas after winning the USTFF National Indoor Championship in the Triple Jump in 1975

All American Team Certificate in 1975 - awarded this in both the LJ and the TJ - indoors and outdoors

Winning the Long Jump at the USTFF National Championships, just prior to the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon in June of 1976.  Having graduated from the University of Kansas in May of 1975, with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing/Advertising, I was now competing for the Pacific Coast Track Club in Long Beach, CA.

The number I wore for competition in both the Long Jump and the Triple Jump at the Olympic Trials for Track & Field in July, 1976 - this was to be the qualification for the Olympic Games to be held in Montreal, Canada. 

All Time Ranking in the Mens Long Jump for the United States: 

7th in the United States in 1974;

2nd in the United States in 1975 and

9th in the United States in 1976

All Time World Rankings - Mens Long Jump:

Rated 9th in the world in 1975

Finishing well on a windy day in Wichita, Kansas with a long jump of 26'7" and the first time over 26 feet!

The rest of the story:

After all the success achieved in both athletics and business, I found myself a broken man after years of alcohol and drug abuse. This resulted in my admission to a psychiatric facility here in Kansas City in the fall of 1989.  With no answers to all the issues I was dealing with personally, in my family and in my business, I really no longer had any answers.  At a moment of great weakness, as I contemplated suicide, I remembered the kindness of a realtor that had worked with us on the buying and selling of several homes.  I went to meet with her the following day, which was a Sunday, at a church here in Kansas City.  The message was on the Fatherheart of God out of Malachi 4:5/6.  The issues in my life that were directly related to not having a father in my formative years, as a child, were at the core of my issues.  As this verse was spoken, it was as if a white, hot sword pierced my being.  I felt a tremendous heat, like oil, pouring over my head first, and then down on my body.  In the midst of this powerful supernatural encounter, I desperately reached out to the Father in heaven for help, and was instantly converted...instantly delivered of alcoholism, drug addiction, sexual addictions, and demonic possession.  I have been serving the Lord, in the marketplace, since that day in January of 1990.  Jesus changed my life...and that was the greatest day of my life, even considering all of the athletic and business accomplishments.  Certainly, Jesus is the passion of my life and we want to help you experience his power....his love...his peace and his joy!