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Profile

Personal

  • Resided in Spokane, Washington in 1953.
  • Self-identified as being of Norwegian ancestry.
  • Listed hobbies as golf and painting in 1953.

Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from North Central High School in 1950.
  • Played baseball in high school.
  • Attended Humboldt State College for two years.
  • Attended Eastern Washington College during the off-season in 1953 and was preparing to enter his senior term.

Contract signing

  • Was signed to his first professional contract by Bill Brenzel of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Sources

  • 1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition).