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== Career highlights == | == Career highlights == | ||
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=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
* Resided in Brooklyn, New York in 1952. | * Resided in Brooklyn, New York in 1952. | ||
| - | * | + | * Listed hobbies as public speaking, radio work and amateur photography. |
* One of the best public speakers and actors in the sport. | * One of the best public speakers and actors in the sport. | ||
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* Starred in baseball and basketball at Seton Hall. | * Starred in baseball and basketball at Seton Hall. | ||
| - | == Outside of baseball == | + | === Outside of baseball === |
| - | * Has played professional basketball with the Boston Celtics but now spends the off-season as an | + | * Has played professional basketball with the Boston Celtics but now spends the off-season as an insurance salesman. |
| - | + | * During the war he was an instructor at West Point, teaching tank driving, gunnery and maintenance; among his pupils were Doc Blanchard and Glen Davis, Army's famous touchdown twins of the gridiron. | |
| - | * During the war he was an instructor at West Point, teaching tank driving, gunnery and maintenance; | + | |
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| - | == Career notes == | + | === Career notes === |
* 1941 Shows "Voluntarily retired" | * 1941 Shows "Voluntarily retired" | ||
| - | * 1943, 1944, 1945 Shows "Armed Forces (Army)" | + | * 1943, 1944, 1945 Shows "Armed Forces (Army)" |
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* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
Revision as of 19:01, 11 May 2010
Contents |
Career highlights
Outside of baseball
- Played for the Boston Celtics in the BAA during the 1946-47 and 1947-48 seasons.
External links
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Brooklyn, New York in 1952.
- Listed hobbies as public speaking, radio work and amateur photography.
- One of the best public speakers and actors in the sport.
Pre-professional career
- Attended Seton Hall.
- Starred in baseball and basketball at Seton Hall.
Outside of baseball
- Has played professional basketball with the Boston Celtics but now spends the off-season as an insurance salesman.
- During the war he was an instructor at West Point, teaching tank driving, gunnery and maintenance; among his pupils were Doc Blanchard and Glen Davis, Army's famous touchdown twins of the gridiron.
Career notes
- 1941 Shows "Voluntarily retired"
- 1943, 1944, 1945 Shows "Armed Forces (Army)"
Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
