He served in the Army Air Service during World War I, and worked as an insurance and real estate broker in Bristow (a suburb of Tulsa), refereeing college football games part-time.
He served in the Army Air Service during World War I; after the war, his jobs included managing a semi-pro baseball team in Guthrie, Oklahoma. He also worked as an insurance and real estate broker in Bristow (a suburb of Tulsa), refereeing college football games part-time.