University of Nevada Athletics

Boxing (1953-56)
The Sparks High School graduate fought in the featherweight and bantamweight divisions during his college boxing career. Macias led the Pack to three Pacific Coast Intercollegiate championships. His record at UNR was 39-4, with two of the losses in the NCAA finals. Macias won 40 of 42 fights when he was in the Army, while winning the Eight Army and All-Korea championships. Macias went on to serve as the principal at Traner Middle School.