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* Played baseball and football in high school.
* Played baseball and football in high school.
* Once stole eight bases in a 7-inning high school game against Leusinger.
* Once stole eight bases in a 7-inning high school game against Leusinger.
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* Attending Los Angeles City College during the off-season.
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* Attended Los Angeles City College during the off-season as of 1955.
=== Contract signing ===
=== Contract signing ===

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Contents

Profile

Personal

  • Resided in Hollywood, California in 1955.
  • Self-identified as being of German ancestry.
  • Listed hobbies as hunting and fishing.
  • Single in 1955.

Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Loyola High School in 1953.
  • Played baseball and football in high school.
  • Once stole eight bases in a 7-inning high school game against Leusinger.
  • Attended Los Angeles City College during the off-season as of 1955.

Contract signing

  • Was signed to his first professional contract by John Moore of the Milwaukee Braves.

Sources

  • 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).
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