Whittier College

- Wayne came to the Poets from Whittier High where he played varsity Basketball on League

- Championship and CIF Runner-Up team in 1934

- He won 3 Varsity letters in Basketball at Whittier College

- He was All Conference SCIAC in 1936, 37, and 38

- He topped the Conference Scoring in 1936 and 1937

- Captain of the 1937-38 team

- Assistant Basketball Coach to Aubrey Bonham in 1938-39

- Coach at Oakdale Union High from 1939-42

- Won Central CIF Basketball Championship for small schools in 1941-42

- Lt. U.S. Navy from 1942-46

- Secretary Treasurer D.C. Essley Lumber Company in 1946