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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Oakland, California in 1953.
- Self-identified as being of African-American ancestry.
- Was the sole support of his parents as well as five brothers and two sisters.
- His father is unable to work due to chronic asthma.
Pre-professional career
- Attended McClymonds High School in Oakland, California.
- Played baseball three years in high school.
- Won eight and lost none and batted .369 including four doubles and a triple in his final prep year.
- Played two years of American Legion ball in Oakland for a team his father managed.
- Won five and lost two in American Legion ball in 1952.
- Was acclaimed as "Oakland's best prep baseball player" at the 1952 American Legion prep all-star game in Oakland as he struck out seven in four innings and allowed only three hits and no runs in the all-star game.
Outside of baseball
- Was employed at the American Red Cross Headquarters in San Francisco during the off-season.
Sources
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.