His undergraduate education was at Baylor University , which was interrupted when he volunteered to serve in the Air Force during World War II as an airborne radio operator and mechanic .
Adams was born in Houston , Texas in 1924 .
Adams ' undergraduate education was at Baylor University , which was interrupted when he volunteered to serve in the Air Force during World War II as an airborne radio operator and mechanic .
Adams was born in Houston , Texas in 1924 .