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== Profile == === Personal === * Resided in San Francisco, California in 1951 and 1954. * Single in 1951. * Listed hobby as ukelele. * Self-identified as being of Italian ancestry. * Most unusual experience was "The day I pitched my first game for Santa Rosa High School: I will never again see so many hits in such a short time". === Pre-professional career === * Graduated from Santa Rosa High School in 1949, where he played baseball, football and basketball. * Attended the University of San Francisco for one year and played freshman baseball and basketball. === Outside of baseball === * Worked in a chicken hatchery during the off-season in 1951. * Was a truck driver for a lumber company during the off-season in 1954. * Served two years in the U.S. Marine Corps. === Contract signing === * Was signed to his first professional contract by Charlie Wallgren of the Boston Red Sox. == Sources == * {{cite-book |title=1951 California League Gold Book (Third Edition)}} * {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}}
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