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- | | summary= was a professional player. | + | |summary=was a professional player. |
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+ | == Profile == | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Personal === | ||
+ | * Resided in Kannapolis, North Carolina in 1955. | ||
+ | * Self-identified as being of American Indian (Cherokee) ancestry. | ||
+ | * Listed hobby as reading old and new newspapers and magazines. | ||
+ | * Single in 1955. | ||
+ | |||
+ | === 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 === | ||
+ | * Handled concrete products during the off-season in 1955. | ||
+ | * 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 === | ||
+ | * Brother of [[Ron Blackburn (a8cd)|Ron Blackburn]], a pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Sources == | ||
+ | * {{cite-book | title=1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition)}} | ||
+ | * {{cite-ssdi|ssn=241-38-1390}} |
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[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Resided in Kannapolis, North Carolina in 1955.
- Self-identified as being of American Indian (Cherokee) ancestry.
- Listed hobby as reading old and new newspapers and magazines.
- Single in 1955.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Outside of baseball
- Handled concrete products during the off-season in 1955.
- Served two years in the U.S. Army.
[edit] Contract signing
- Was signed to his first contract by Neal "Tex" Millard of the Cincinnati Reds.
[edit] Relatives
- Brother of Ron Blackburn, a pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
[edit] Sources
- 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).
- Social Security Death Index (SSN: 241-38-1390).