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=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
* Resided in Los Angeles, California in 1955. | * Resided in Los Angeles, California in 1955. | ||
- | * Self-identified as | + | * Self-identified as African-American. |
- | * | + | * Single in 1955 |
=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
- | * Graduated from Armstrong High School in Washington, | + | * Graduated from Armstrong High School in Washington, D.C. |
* Played baseball in high school. | * Played baseball in high school. | ||
* Attended the University Of Southern California. | * Attended the University Of Southern California. | ||
== Outside of baseball == | == 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. | * Served in the U. S. Army Signal Corps for two years. | ||
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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).