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== Profile == === Personal === * Resided in Birmingham, Alabama in 1952 and 1953. * Self-identified as being of African-American ancestry. * Says the toughest thing in baseball, as far as he is concerened, was being released by Scranton, a Boston Red Sox farm club, and he was hitting .333 at the time. * Says hitting a home run with the bases loaded off a pitcher who the night before had struck him out, also with the bases loaded, was his greatest baseball thrill. === Pre-professional career === * Attended Fairfield High School. * Played basketball in high school. * Attended Alabama State College. * Played basketball in college. * Played with the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American loop from 1943 through 1949. === Outside of baseball === * Played baseball during the off-season as of 1952. == Sources == * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}
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