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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, a pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Sources
- 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).
- Social Security Death Index (SSN: 241-38-1390).