Del Coursey/pagetext

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Profile

Personal

  • Resided in Boise, Idaho in 1955.
  • Self-identified as being of French-Indian-German-Irish-Dutch-English-Scottish ancestry.
  • Married with two children in 1955.
  • In 1955, described 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.

Sources

  • 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).
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