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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
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=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
* Resided in Williamsport, Pennsylvania in 1955. | * Resided in Williamsport, Pennsylvania in 1955. | ||
- | * | + | * Self-identified as being of German ancestry. |
- | * | + | * Married with one son in 1955. |
- | * | + | * Listed hobbies as golf, fishing and hunting. |
=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
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* Attended Lycoming College for one year. | * Attended Lycoming College for one year. | ||
- | == Outside of baseball == | + | === Outside of baseball === |
- | * | + | * Was a lumber yard foreman during the off-season in 1955. |
- | * Was recently discharged from the U. S. Air Force after four years of service. | + | * Was recently discharged from the U.S. Air Force after four years of service. |
* Played service ball for Edwards Air Force Base. | * Played service ball for Edwards Air Force Base. | ||
- | == Contract signing == | + | === Contract signing === |
* Was signed to his first contract by Ed Katalinas of the Detroit Tigers. | * Was signed to his first contract by Ed Katalinas of the Detroit Tigers. | ||
- | == | + | == Sources == |
* {{cite-book | title=1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition)}} | * {{cite-book | title=1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition)}} |
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[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Resided in Williamsport, Pennsylvania in 1955.
- Self-identified as being of German ancestry.
- Married with one son in 1955.
- Listed hobbies as golf, fishing and hunting.
[edit] Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Williamsport High School in 1949.
- Participated in football, basketball and track in high school.
- Attended Lycoming College for one year.
[edit] Outside of baseball
- Was a lumber yard foreman during the off-season in 1955.
- Was recently discharged from the U.S. Air Force after four years of service.
- Played service ball for Edwards Air Force Base.
[edit] Contract signing
- Was signed to his first contract by Ed Katalinas of the Detroit Tigers.
[edit] Sources
- 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).