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== Profile ==
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=== Personal ===
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* Resided in Ponchatoula, Louisiana in 1954.
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* Listed hobbies as reading and playing cards.
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* Reported to Bisbee-Douglas as a catcher and was converted to a pitcher and then won his first game on the mound.
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* Nickname shown as "Easy" in the 1954 California League Gold Book.
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=== Pre-professional career ===
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* Graduated from Greenville Park High School in 1952.
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* Played basketball and baseball in high school.
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* Was selected on the All-District Prep Basketball Team, 1950-1951-1952.
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=== Outside of baseball ===
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* Worked at a cypress company during the off-season in 1954.
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=== Contract signing ===
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* Was signed to his first contract by Tom Downey of the Boston Red Sox.
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== Sources ==
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* {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}}

Latest revision as of 16:03, 2 June 2010

Contents

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

  • Resided in Ponchatoula, Louisiana in 1954.
  • Listed hobbies as reading and playing cards.
  • Reported to Bisbee-Douglas as a catcher and was converted to a pitcher and then won his first game on the mound.
  • Nickname shown as "Easy" in the 1954 California League Gold Book.

[edit] Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Greenville Park High School in 1952.
  • Played basketball and baseball in high school.
  • Was selected on the All-District Prep Basketball Team, 1950-1951-1952.

[edit] Outside of baseball

  • Worked at a cypress company during the off-season in 1954.

[edit] Contract signing

  • Was signed to his first contract by Tom Downey of the Boston Red Sox.

[edit] Sources

  • 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).