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From SABR Encyclopedia
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Daisytown, Pennsylvania in 1955.
- Self-identified as being of Belgian and Hungarian ancestry.
- Married in 1955.
- Nickname "Ducky".
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from California Community High School in 1952.
- Played baseball and football in high school.
- Played American Legion baseball.
Outside of baseball
- Was a mill worker during the off-season.
Contract signing
- Was signed to his first professional contract by Jim Russell of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Sources
- 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).