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- | == Profile ==
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- | === Personal ===
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- | * Resided in Murphysboro, Illinois in 1952 and 1953.
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- | * Self-identified as being of French-Irish-Dutch ancestry.
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- | * Listed hobbies as hunting and fishing.
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- | * Says his greatest thrill was hitting five triples in one game in Paducah, Kentucky.
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- | === Pre-professional career ===
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- | * Attended high school in Gorham, Illinois.
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- | * Won letters in baseball, basketball and track in high school.
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- | === Outside of baseball ===
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- | * Worked on the family farm during the off-season.
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- | === Career notes ===
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- | * In the Navy during the 1942, 1943, 1944, and 1945 seasons.
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- | == Sources ==
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- | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}}
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- | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}
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