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== Profile == === Personal === * Resided in Fort Worth, Texas in 1953. * Self-identified as being of English-Irish ancestry. * Started as an infielder in 1937 with Panama City in the Alabama-Florida League and switched to catching in 1942 when he was a member of the Philadelphia Phillies and all of their catchers were injured and Manager Hans Lobert asked if anyone could catch; Bragan had caught a bit around Birmingham in sandlot and semi-pro circles. * During the winter of 1952 he managed Almendares in the Cuban League. * Per 1953 PCL Sketch book, was manager of Fort Worth in the 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1952 Texas League. === Outside of baseball === * Served as an infantry lieutenant in the U.S. Army in World War II in 1945-1946. == Sources == * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} * {{cite-web | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/columns/story?columnist=reeves_jim&id=4847932 | year=2010 | month=01 | day=22}}
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