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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Achievements 2 Contract signing 2.1 Outside of baseball 3 Source 4 Profile 4.1 Personal 4.2 Pre-professional career 5 Source

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[edit] Personal

• Graduated from Flint Central High School in 1951 and played baseball and basketball.
• Resided in Flint, Michigan in 1953.
• Self-reported his nationality as French-Indian.
• Pitching a one-hitter against Ventura in 1952 was his biggest thrill..

[edit] Achievements

• In 1949 he won the Ki-Ki Cuyler Award as the most valuable player in the Michigan-American Legion Tourney.

[edit] Contract signing

• Was signed to his first contract by Tony Lucadello of the Chicago Cubs.

[edit] Outside of baseball

• Worked in an auto factory during the off-season.

[edit] Source

• 1951 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition).
• 1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition).

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[edit] Pre-professional career

• Played American Legion ball in 1946, 1947, 1948 and 1949.

[edit] Source

• 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.