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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
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* Resided in Kannapolis, North Carolina in 1955. | * Resided in Kannapolis, North Carolina in 1955. | ||
* Self-identified as being of American Indian (Cherokee) ancestry. | * 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 === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
* Graduated from J. W. Cannon High School in 1949. | * Graduated from J. W. Cannon High School in 1949. | ||
* Played football and baseball in high school. | * Played football and baseball in high school. | ||
| - | * Retired the first batter on a grounder and then struck out the remaining 26 opposing batters | + | * 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 == | + | === Outside of baseball === |
* Handles concrete products during the off-season. | * Handles concrete products during the off-season. | ||
| - | * Served two years in the U. S. Army. | + | * Served two years in the U.S. Army. |
| - | == Contract signing == | + | === Contract signing === |
* Was signed to his first contract by Neal "Tex" Millard of the Cincinnati Reds. | * Was signed to his first contract by Neal "Tex" Millard of the Cincinnati Reds. | ||
| - | == Relatives == | + | === Relatives === |
* His younger brother, Ronald Blackburn, is a pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. | * His younger brother, Ronald Blackburn, is a pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* {{cite-book | title=1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition)}} | * {{cite-book | title=1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition)}} | ||
| - | * | + | * {{cite-ssdi|ssn=241-38-1390}} |
Revision as of 16:01, 22 June 2010
Contents |
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
- 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 (SSN: 241-38-1390).
