Gott was a member of the 1963 national championship Bearkat baseball team. The success of Sam Houston State's academic counseling and tutoring program is readily apparent. For the past 14 academic semesters, each of SHSU's 15 intercollegiate sports teams have posted grade point averages of 2.00 or higher. Nine of the last 10 semesters, the overall grade point average for the department has been higher than the grade point average for the general student population at Sam Houston State University. The University's Learning Assistance Center in the Newton Gresham Library provides students with the learning skills, tools, strategies and tutorial support required for success in college.
Tutorial assistance is available in reading, writing and mathematics.
Sam Houston State University's modern Athletic Learning Enhancement Center allows Bearkat student athletes access to both the SHSU computer system and assistance from academic tutors. He was a coach, athletic director and professor at Sam Houston State from 1956 to 1979. To obtain recognition and encouragement from the student body, the faculty, the administration, alumni and the media for the individual and team accomplishments of student-athletes in all sports. To provide equal treatment for female and male student-athletes concerning issues such as scholarship opportunities, facilities, quality of coaching and marketing support, without regard to ethnicity or gender. The committee shall consist of two representatives from each sport that the university counts under NCAA sports-sponsorship criteria, as well as two representatives each from the student trainers and managers.