Art was a coach and teacher. He coached multiple sports, but was best known as a wrestling coach at Oklahoma A&M College(now Oklahoma State Univ.). He invented the scoring system used in amateur wrestling and was the coach of the 1948 US Olympics wrestling team.
Sources
US World War II Draft Registration Card, 1942, Serial Number 1811, NARA, signed by registrant.
US World War I Draft Registration Card, 1917, SN1136, NARA, signed by registrant.
Social Security Death Index Master File, as reported on Ancestry.com
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↑ Source: #S-981283944 Page: The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Oklahoma; State Headquarters: Oklahoma APID: 1,1002::11972537
↑ Source: #S-981283944 Page: The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Oklahoma; State Headquarters: Oklahoma APID: 1,1002::11972537
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