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- | == Profile ==
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- | === Personal ===
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- | * Resided in Los Angeles, California in 1955.
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- | * Self-identified as African-American.
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- | * Listed hobbies as dancing and attending sports events.
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- | * Single in 1955.
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- | === Pre-professional career ===
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- | * Graduated from Manual High School in Los Angeles in 1950.
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- | * Participated in baseball, track and football in high school.
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- | === Outside of baseball ===
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- | * Planned to attend college after the 1955 season.
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- | * Was "recently discharged" from the U.S. Army after two years of service in 1955.
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- | === Contract signing ===
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- | * Was signed to his first contract by Jack Fournier of the Chicago Cubs.
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- | == Sources ==
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- | * {{cite-book | title=1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition)}}
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- | * {{cite-ssdi|ssn=445-22-7312}}
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