As OBU's No. 1 singles player for four years, Dalton, of Shawnee, was the Oklahoma Collegiate Conference champion in 1959 and 1960 and runner-up in 1957 and 1958. The Bison won the OCAC team title all four years.

He and teammate James (Sonny) Straw, captured conference doubles titles in 1958, 1959, and 1960. In 1960, the Bison tennis team qualified for the NAIA National Tournament, finishing tied for third place—the highest national finish for an OBU tennis team.

Dalton earned a juris doctorate from the University of Tulsa School of Law and entered private practice.

In 1969-70, he coached the TU tennis team, leading them to the Missouri Valley title in 1970. He was elected the first president of the Tulsa Junior Tennis Association.

In 1971 he became an Oklahoma District Court judge for the Tulsa District.

Dalton died in 2002.