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=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
| - | * Resided in North Hollywood, California in 1953. | + | * Resided in North Hollywood, California in 1953 and 1954. |
| - | * Self-identified as being of English-French-Czech ancestry. | + | * Self-identified as being of English-French-Czech ancestry (1953) and English-French-Polish ancestry (1954). |
| - | * | + | * Listed hobbies as fishing and playing the piano in 1953, fishing in 1954. |
=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
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* Played baseball and basketball in high school. | * Played baseball and basketball in high school. | ||
* Attended Valley Junior College. | * Attended Valley Junior College. | ||
| - | * Played American Legion ball with Los Angeles Post #337. | + | * Played American Legion ball with Los Angeles Post #337 or #307. |
=== Outside of baseball === | === Outside of baseball === | ||
| - | * | + | * Was a milkman during the off-season in 1953, a painter in 1954. |
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=== Contract signing === | === Contract signing === | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | * {{cite-book | title=1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition)}} | ||
* {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}} | * {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}} | ||
| + | * {{cite-ssdi|ssn=570-34-9531}} | ||
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in North Hollywood, California in 1953 and 1954.
- Self-identified as being of English-French-Czech ancestry (1953) and English-French-Polish ancestry (1954).
- Listed hobbies as fishing and playing the piano in 1953, fishing in 1954.
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from North Hollywood High School in Long Beach in 1951.
- Played baseball and basketball in high school.
- Attended Valley Junior College.
- Played American Legion ball with Los Angeles Post #337 or #307.
Outside of baseball
- Was a milkman during the off-season in 1953, a painter in 1954.
Contract signing
- Was signed to his first contract by Ivy Griffin of the Chicago Cubs.
Sources
- 1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition).
- 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).
- Social Security Death Index (SSN: 570-34-9531).
