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| + | == Profile == | ||
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| + | === Personal === | ||
| + | * Resided in Kannapolis, North Carolina in 1955. | ||
| + | * Self-identified as being of American Indian (Cherokee) ancestry. | ||
| + | * Shows his hobby is reading old and new newspapers and magazines. | ||
| + | * Shows he is single. | ||
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| + | === Pre-professional career === | ||
| + | * Graduated from J. W. Cannon High School in 1949. | ||
| + | * Played football and baseball in high school. | ||
| + | * Retired the first batter on a grounder and then struck out the remaining 26 opposing batters | ||
| + | in a game in his senior year in high school. | ||
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| + | == Outside of baseball == | ||
| + | * Handles concrete products during the off-season. | ||
| + | * Served two years in the U. S. Army. | ||
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| + | == Contract signing == | ||
| + | * Was signed to his first contract by Neal "Tex" Millard of the Cincinnati Reds. | ||
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| + | == Relatives == | ||
| + | * His younger brother, Ronald Blackburn, is a pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | * {{cite-book | title=1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition)}} | ||
| + | * Social Security Death Index account number 241-38-1390 | ||
Revision as of 13:56, 3 February 2010
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Kannapolis, North Carolina in 1955.
- Self-identified as being of American Indian (Cherokee) ancestry.
- Shows his hobby is reading old and new newspapers and magazines.
- Shows he is single.
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from J. W. Cannon High School in 1949.
- Played football and baseball in high school.
- Retired the first batter on a grounder and then struck out the remaining 26 opposing batters
in a game in his senior year in high school.
Outside of baseball
- Handles concrete products during the off-season.
- Served two years in the U. S. Army.
Contract signing
- Was signed to his first contract by Neal "Tex" Millard of the Cincinnati Reds.
Relatives
- His younger brother, Ronald Blackburn, is a pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Sources
- 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).
- Social Security Death Index account number 241-38-1390
