Princeton Community High School Class of 1976
After scoring over 1,100 points for the Princeton Tigers, where Von was an All Gibson County Selection, All Big 8 Conference, he took his talents to the University of Evansville.  Shortly afterwards, Von transferred to Oakland City College where he was part of the Mighty Oaks Basketball Program that finished Runner-Up in the NCCAA National Championships and was also a Member of the Mighty Oaks Baseball team.