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== Notebook ==
== Notebook ==
* Source: News-Register February 21, 2007
* Source: News-Register February 21, 2007
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== Profile ==
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=== Personal ===
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* Resided in Boise, Idaho in 1955.
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* Self-identified as being of French-Indian-German-Irish-Dutch-English-Scottish ancestry.
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* Shows he is married and has two children..
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* Describes his most unusual experience as follows: "Against Whitman College I pitched a one-hitter
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  and held the lone hit in my hand because there was no one covering first base."
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=== Pre-professional career ===
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* Graduated from Elmira, Oregon High School in 1949.
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* Lettered in baseball, track, football and basketball in high school.
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* His last two games in high school were 1-0 no-hitters.
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* Graduated from Linfield College with a B.S. Degree in Physical Education.
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* Played varsity baseball in college.
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* Played semi-pro ball for Drain, Oregon Black Sox.
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== Outside of baseball ==
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* Served in the U. S. Air Force for 14 months.
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* Served in the U. S. Army for 13 months.
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== Contract signing ==
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* Was signed to his first contract by Bill Marshall of the Milwaukee Braves.
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== Source ==
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* {{cite-book | title=1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition)}}

Revision as of 01:57, 31 January 2010


Contents

Notebook

  • Source: News-Register February 21, 2007

Profile

Personal

  • Resided in Boise, Idaho in 1955.
  • Self-identified as being of French-Indian-German-Irish-Dutch-English-Scottish ancestry.
  • Shows he is married and has two children..
  • Describes his most unusual experience as follows: "Against Whitman College I pitched a one-hitter
 and held the lone hit in my hand because there was no one covering first base."

Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Elmira, Oregon High School in 1949.
  • Lettered in baseball, track, football and basketball in high school.
  • His last two games in high school were 1-0 no-hitters.
  • Graduated from Linfield College with a B.S. Degree in Physical Education.
  • Played varsity baseball in college.
  • Played semi-pro ball for Drain, Oregon Black Sox.

Outside of baseball

  • Served in the U. S. Air Force for 14 months.
  • Served in the U. S. Army for 13 months.

Contract signing

  • Was signed to his first contract by Bill Marshall of the Milwaukee Braves.

Source

  • 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).
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