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== Profile == === Personal === * Resided in Long Beach, California in 1952, 1953, and 1954. * Self-identified as being of German and Irish ancestry. * Listed hobby as "all sports" in 1954. === Pre-professional career === * Graduated from Lincoln High School in Seattle in 1949 and played baseball, basketball and football. * Attended Seattle University and played baseball. * Signed to his first contract by Don McShane of the Philadelphia Phillies. * Played Junior American Legion ball in Seattle. === Achievements === * Led the [[1951 Far West League]] outfielders in putouts with 262. * Hit three home runs in a seven-inning game on September 7, 1952. === Outside of baseball === * Employed as a warehouseman and laborer during the off-season. * Self-reported as serving in the U. S. Marine Corps for "six whole weeks" in 1953.{{footnote-book | title=1953 Pioneer League Index}} * Self-reported as serving in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve for four years in 1954. == Sources == * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pioneer League Index}} * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pioneer League Index (Second Edition)}} * {{cite-book | title=1954 Pioneer League Index (Third Edition)}} * {{cite-ssdi | ssn=538-22-4203}}
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