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== Profile ==

=== Personal ===
* Resided in Oriole, Maryland in 1953.
* Self-identified as being of English ancesry.
* Listed hobbies as hunting and fishing.

=== Pre-professional carrer ===
* Graduated from Washington High School in Princess Anne, Maryland.
* Was captain of the baseball team two years in high school. 

=== Achievements ===
* Had the third lowest earned run average in the 1947 Eastern Shore League with the Rehoboth Beach club, his first year, with 2.83.
* Was third in earned run average in the 1948 Interstate League with 2.54.

=== Outside of baseball ===
* Was in the oyster business during the off-season.
* Served 2 1/2 years in the U.S. Marine Corps.

=== Contract signing ===
* Was signed to his first pro contract by John "poke" Whalen, a Pittsburgh Pirate scout, in 1947.

= Source ==
* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}