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| - | == Profile ==
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| - | === Personal ===
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| - | * Resided in Perth Amboy, New Jersey in 1955.
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| - | * Self-identified as being of Hungarian ancestry.
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| - | * Listed hobby as ice skating.
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| - | * Single in 1955.
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| - | * Winning his first pro start was his biggest baseball thrill.
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| - | === Pre-professional career ===
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| - | * Graduated from Perth Amboy High School in 1950.
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| - | * Lettered in baseball, track, basketball and football in high school.
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| - | * Graduated from Seattle University with a B.A. Degree.
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| - | * Played baseball and basketball at Seattle University..
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| - | * Pitched four no-hit, no-run games at Seattle University.
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| - | * Had an overall record of 30 wins and 2 losses at Seattle University.
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| - | * His team, Seattle University, made the NCAA play-offs three straight years.
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| - | * Played high school, college and semi-pro ball with the O'Brien twins of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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| - | * Was the leading pitcher in 1950 for the South Amboy Briggs who were the New Jersey state semi-pro champions, accounting for the team's only two wins in the National Tournament at Wichita, Kansas.
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| - | === Outside of baseball ===
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| - | * Was a salesman during the off-season in 1955.
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| - | === Contract signing ===
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| - | * Was signed to his first contract by Jack Fournier of the Chicago Cubs.
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| - | == Sources ==
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| - | * {{cite-book | title=1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition)}}
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| - | * {{cite-newspaper | title=Tabbing The Kids | newspaper=The Sporting News | month=8 | day=11 | year=1954}}
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