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[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Resided in Davenport, Iowa in 1952 and 1953.
- Self-identified as being of African-American ancestry.
[edit] Pre-professional career
- Attended high school in Davenport, Iowa.
- Was an outstanding basketball and track man in high school.
- Played with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League in 1948 and 1949.
[edit] Outside of baseball
- Served in the Armed Forces from 1943 to 1946.
[edit] Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.