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Profile

Personal

  • Resided in LaMesa, California in 1952.
  • Self-identified as being of Scandinavian ancestry.
  • Says each game is a thrill, chiefly because no two games are ever alike.

Pre-professional career

  • Attended San Diego High School.
  • Won two letters in baseball and also lettered in tennis in high school.
  • Was picked all-Southern California prep pegger.

Outside of baseball

  • Was a student at San Diego State during the off-season.

Career notes

  • 1944, 1945 Shows "Armed Forces (Air Force)"

Sources

  • 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.