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Profile

Personal

  • Resided in Los Angeles, California in 1953.
  • Self-identified as being of Danish-Irish ancestry.
  • Shows his hobbies are playing piano and fishing.

Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Franklin High School in 1952.
  • Played baseball and basketball in high school.

Achievements

  • Pitched a no-hit game while in high school.

Outside of baseball

  • Will attend college during the off-season.

Contract signing

  • Was signed to his first contract by Gordon (Deacon) Jones of the New York Yankees.

Source

  • 1953 Pioneer League Index (Second Edition).