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== Profile == === Personal === * Resided in Chicago, Illinois in 1955. * Self-identified as being of Irish-American ancestry. * Listed hobby as all sports. * Single in 1955. === Pre-professional career === * Graduated from Hirsch High School in 1952. * Played baseball, basketball and football in high school. * Was chosen all-city pitcher and all-city basketball center in high school. * Attended Wilson Junior College. === Outside of baseball === * Was an aircraft worker during the off-season. === Achievements === * Pitched a no-hit game for Mattoon against Hannibal on August 24, 1954. * Struck out 225 batters in 231 innings in 1954 Mississippi-Ohio Valley League. === Contract signing === * Was signed to his first contract by the late Jim Keown of the Philadelphia Phillies. == Sources == * {{cite-book | title=1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition)}} * {{cite-ssdi|ssn=361-26-2519}}
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