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From SABR Encyclopedia
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Compton, California in 1954.
- Self-identified as being of English and Irish ancestry.
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Long Beach Jordan High School in 1949.
- Played basketball and baseball in high school.
- Graduated from the University of Southern California with a B.S. degree.
- Played basketball and baseball at the University of Southern California.
- Played on the Pacific Coast Conference Champions of 1951-1952; team finished third in the NCAA Tournament in 1951.
Outside of baseball
- Was a student during the off-seasonin 1954.
Contract signing
- Was signed to his first contract by Joe Stephenson of the Boston Red Sox.
Sources
- 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).