This native of Chatham starred in track and field at both Chatham Collegiate and Chatham Vocational School. Max moved to United States when he won a track scholarship to Loyola University in Chicago, IL. During his athletic years he won and held many titles for track and field,  including the mile. He still holds the record for the mile on a square track as there are no existing square tracks to break the record. He won the Drake Relays twice; was sent to Australia for the British Empire Games and was to be in the Olympics that were cancelled due to WWII. 

After graduation. Max joined the Canadian Navy rising to the rank of Lieutenant. After WW II, he returned to Chicago where he joined the envelope company, Cupples-Hesse as an industrial engineer.  The company was bought out by  St. Regis Paper Company, St. Regis resulting in Max and his colleagues moving to Jacksonville, Florida where he eventually retired in 1982.

• 1935
  • Set Ontario high school records in 440 yard and 880 yard events for boys under 17 years old.
• 1937
  • Set Dominion Interscholastic Record in 880 yard event at 1:58.7; Canadian 880 yard record of 1:53.6 and tied the quarter mile time all while still in high school.  Max beat former Canadian Olympian Ab Conway by 6 yards to qualify for 1938 British Empire Games in the 880 yard event as well as the mile relay.
• 1938
  • At British Empire Games in Australia, won first two heats.  Unfortunately , he was spiked in the foot by a fellow competitor forcing him to stop competing in these games.
• 1939
  • Entered Loyola University in Chicago on a track scholarship 1939-1942.  Max starred for Loyola's track team winning every individual race in dual competition he ever entered for a total of 90 first place medals;  repeatedly set records in both the mile run and the 880 while at school.  Max was a key member of Loyola's champion mile relay team for four years. In his last year at Loyola, made College Who's Who List based on excellence in academics, athletics, and character.  Inducted into the Loyola University Athletic Hall of Fame.
• 1970
  • Inducted on May 27, 1970 into Loyola University Sports Hall of Fame for Track and Field