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* Self-identified as being of Scottish-Irish ancestry. | * Self-identified as being of Scottish-Irish ancestry. | ||
* Listed hobbies as hunting and fishing. | * Listed hobbies as hunting and fishing. | ||
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* Hit a bases loaded home run off Bob Feller in his first game that was a spring exhibition game. | * Hit a bases loaded home run off Bob Feller in his first game that was a spring exhibition game. | ||
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=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
* Attended high school in New Hope, Alabama. | * Attended high school in New Hope, Alabama. | ||
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=== Outside of baseball === | === Outside of baseball === | ||
| - | * | + | * Did construction work and coached basketball during the off-season in 1952. |
| - | + | * In the armed forces in 1945. | |
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=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
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Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Milton, Massachusetts in 1952.
- Self-identified as being of Scottish-Irish ancestry.
- Listed hobbies as hunting and fishing.
- Hit a bases loaded home run off Bob Feller in his first game that was a spring exhibition game.
Pre-professional career
- Attended high school in New Hope, Alabama.
- Was an all-state guard in basketball in high school.
- Attended the University of Alabama but did not graduate.
- Won a basketball letter at the University of Alabama.
Achievements
- Led the 1937 Southern Association in sacrifice hits with 26.
Outside of baseball
- Did construction work and coached basketball during the off-season in 1952.
- In the armed forces in 1945.
Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
