Art Bloomer lettered in football and basketball all four years and competed in track & field at Emporia State. Following his graduation he served 31 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, flying 330 combat missions over North and South Vietnam. He rose to the rank of Brigadier General, retiring as the commanding General at the Marine Corps Air Bases in El Toro, Calif. Bloomer was named ESU Distinguished Alumni in 1985.