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=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
| - | * Resided in Salinas, California in 1953. | + | * Resided in Salinas, California and San Jose, California in 1953. |
| - | * Self-identified as being of Scottish-Irish ancestry. | + | * Resided in Ojai, California in 1954. |
| - | * Listed hobbies as hunting, fishing and golf. | + | * Self-identified as being of Scottish-Irish ancestry in 1953, and of Irish ancestry in 1954. |
| + | * Listed hobbies as hunting, fishing and golf in 1953, golf in 1954. | ||
=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
* Graduated from Salinas High School in 1948. | * Graduated from Salinas High School in 1948. | ||
| - | * | + | * Participated in baseball, basketball and track in high school. |
| - | * Attended Hartnell Junior College. | + | * Attended Hartnell Junior College in Salinas, California. |
* Graduated from San Jose State College with an A.B. degree in Physical Education. | * Graduated from San Jose State College with an A.B. degree in Physical Education. | ||
| + | * Played baseball and basketball at San Jose State. | ||
| + | * Played American and CYO ball in Salinas from 1945 to 1948. | ||
* Pitched for the Salinas Rodeo Buffet who were the California semi-pro champions in 1950. | * Pitched for the Salinas Rodeo Buffet who were the California semi-pro champions in 1950. | ||
=== Contract signing === | === Contract signing === | ||
* Was signed to his first professional contract by Joe Sprinz of the San Francisco Seals. | * Was signed to his first professional contract by Joe Sprinz of the San Francisco Seals. | ||
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=== Outside of baseball === | === Outside of baseball === | ||
| - | * | + | * Was a student and worked in a service station during the off-season in 1953. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | * {{cite-book | title=1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition)}} | ||
* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | ||
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* {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}} | * {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}} | ||
| + | * {{cite-ssdi|ssn=556-38-3991}} | ||
Revision as of 15:19, 20 April 2010
Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Salinas, California and San Jose, California in 1953.
- Resided in Ojai, California in 1954.
- Self-identified as being of Scottish-Irish ancestry in 1953, and of Irish ancestry in 1954.
- Listed hobbies as hunting, fishing and golf in 1953, golf in 1954.
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Salinas High School in 1948.
- Participated in baseball, basketball and track in high school.
- Attended Hartnell Junior College in Salinas, California.
- Graduated from San Jose State College with an A.B. degree in Physical Education.
- Played baseball and basketball at San Jose State.
- Played American and CYO ball in Salinas from 1945 to 1948.
- Pitched for the Salinas Rodeo Buffet who were the California semi-pro champions in 1950.
Contract signing
- Was signed to his first professional contract by Joe Sprinz of the San Francisco Seals.
Outside of baseball
- Was a student and worked in a service station during the off-season in 1953.
Sources
- 1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition).
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
- 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).
- Social Security Death Index (SSN: 556-38-3991).
