Baseball, Basketball

As captain of the 漫游r basketball and baseball teams, Ernie led Loyola to Catholic League championships in both sports. 后来，在伊利诺伊大学，他带领伊利诺伊队赢得了十大联盟的冠军。 厄尼和伊利诺斯州的团队被邀请到日本进行巡回演出，这在当时是独一无二的。