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-	Walter H. Johnson is single and lives in Taft, Californa per the 1952 California League Gold Book (Fourth Edition).  He graduated from Avenal High School and played baseball and basketball.  He attended the University Of Southern California, Fullerton Junior College and San Jose State.  He graduated from San Jose State and now does post-graduate work there during the off-season.  He played baseball at all three colleges and basketball at the University Of Southern California and Fullerton Junior College.  The high spot of his college career came last year when he hit a grand slam homer in the tenth inning to give San Jose State a 6-2 win over its traditional rival, College Of The Pacific.  He is the second cousin of the late Walter Johnson, great major league pitcher.
-	Information is from the 1952 California League Gold Book (Fourth Edition)	+	== Career highlights ==
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		+	=== Personal ===
		+	* Was residing in Taft, California in 1952.
		+	* Was a second cousin of Hall of Fame pitcher [[Walter Johnson]].
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		+	=== Pre-professional career ===
		+	* Played baseball and basketball at Avenal (CA) High School
		+	* Played baseball at the [[University of Southern California]], [[Fullerton Junior College]], and [[San Jose State University]], and basketball at USC and Fullerton.
		+	** Hit a 10th inning grand slam home run in a 1951 game to give San Jose State a win over rival [[College of the Pacific]].
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		+	=== Outside of baseball ===
		+	* Graduated from [[San Jose State University]] and pursued post-graduate studies there during baseball off-seasons.
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		+	== Sources ==
		+	* {{cite-book | title=1952 California League Gold Book (Fourth Edition)}}

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Contents 1 Career highlights 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Outside of baseball 2 Sources

Career highlights

Personal

• Was residing in Taft, California in 1952.
• Was a second cousin of Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson.

Pre-professional career

• Played baseball and basketball at Avenal (CA) High School
• Played baseball at the University of Southern California, Fullerton Junior College, and San Jose State University, and basketball at USC and Fullerton.
  • Hit a 10th inning grand slam home run in a 1951 game to give San Jose State a win over rival College of the Pacific.

Outside of baseball

• Graduated from San Jose State University and pursued post-graduate studies there during baseball off-seasons.

Sources

• 1952 California League Gold Book (Fourth Edition).