He had 297 career tackles, 16 interceptions and 20 passes broken up and played on four bowl teams at Texas coached by Fred Akers.
Aton was soon working Hollywood clubs with small combos and then joined 'the Jerry Gray Orchestra, with whom he made his first commercial recording. There followed a steady stream of work in Hollywood clubs with a variety of Jazz stars including The Conley Grraves Trio, The Page Cavanagh Trio, Calvin Jackson and Harold Land.
In 1944 he joined the military; after his service he played with Ray McKinley (1946-50, intermittent), Benny Goodman (1948-49), Gene Krupa, Ina Ray Hutton, Tommy Dorsey, Tex Beneke, Herman once more (1950-51), Jerry Gray, Bob Chester, Elliot Lawrence, and Jimmy Dorsey (1952-53).
When McKinley broke up the band, he joined Glenn Miller's Army Air Force band, which he co-led with arranger Jerry Gray after Miller's disappearance in December 1944.
Tom and Jerry | Jerry Lee Lewis | Jerry Lewis | Jerry Garcia | Jerry Brown | Fielding Gray | Jerry Seinfeld | Jerry Pournelle | Gray Davis | Jerry | Gray's Inn | Macy Gray | Jerry Springer | Jerry Reed | Jerry Jeff Walker | The Picture of Dorian Gray | Jerry Bruckheimer | Jerry Goldsmith | Jerry Stiller | Asa Gray | Thomas Gray | Gray | Alasdair Gray | Jerry Wexler | Jerry Seinfeld (character) | Harrison Gray Otis | Jerry Douglas | Jerry Siegel | Charles Gray | William M. Gray |
It was later arranged for Glenn Miller's swing band by Jerry Gray, and was also arranged by composer Morton Gould.