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From SABR Encyclopedia
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Buffalo, New York in 1952 and 1953.
- Married with two children in 1952.
- Self-identified as being of German ancestry.
- Graduted from Saint Joseph Institute in Buffalo in 1940.
- Attended Seton Hall College for one year.
Pre-professional career
- Played baseball, football, and basketball in high school.
- Played baseball and basketball in college.
Outside of baseball
- Was an electric truck operator during the off-season in 1952.
- Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps for 37 months.
Sources
- 1952 California League Gold Book (Fourth Edition).
- 1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition).