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[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

  • Resided in Baltimore, Maryland in 1952 and 1955.
  • Single in 1952 and 1955.
  • Self-identified as being of German ancestry (1952) and French-German ancestry (1955).
  • Listed hobbies as bowling and basketball in 1952, and as bowling, hunting and music in 1955.
  • Graduated from Baltimore City College (secondary school) in 1951.

[edit] Pre-professional career

  • Played football, soccer, basketball and baseball in high school.

[edit] Outside of baseball

  • Served two years in the U.S. Army.

[edit] Contract signing

  • Was signed to his first professional contract by Sterling Fowble of the Cincinnati Reds.

[edit] Sources

  • 1952 Pioneer League Index.
  • 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).
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