Walter Johnson/pagetext

From SABR Encyclopedia

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

[edit] Career highlights

[edit] Personal

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Outside of baseball

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

[edit] Sources

• 1952 California League Gold Book (Fourth Edition).