William Browne

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William Browne
William Clinton Browne
Bat/Throw:	L/R
Height:	6' 1"
Weight:	170
Born:	1929-5-17 at Washington, DC (US)

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William Browne was a professional player.

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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 2 Outside of baseball 3 Contract signing 4 Source

Profile

Personal

• Resided in Los Angeles, California in 1955.
• Self-identified as African-American.
• Single in 1955

Pre-professional career

• Graduated from Armstrong High School in Washington, D.C.
• Played baseball in high school.
• Attended the University Of Southern California.

Outside of baseball

• Worked for a real estate agency in apartment rentals division during the off-season in 1955.
• Served in the U. S. Army Signal Corps for two years.

Contract signing

• Was signed to his first professional contract by Howard Haak of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Source

• 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).