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From SABR Encyclopedia
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Sources
- Social Security Death Index (SSN: 441-36-9856).
- "College note". The Sporting News, 1955-06-29.
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Heavener, Oklahoma in 1955.
- Married in 1955.
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Heavener High School in 1951.
- Played baseball, basketball and football in high school.
- Attended Oklahoma A. & M. College during the off-season doing post-graduate work.
- Played varsity baseball at Oklahoma A. & M. College.
- His college team finished third in the N.C.A.A. baseball tourney in 1955.
Contract signing
- Was signed to his first contract by Roy Johnson of the Chicago Cubs.
Sources
- 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).