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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1954.
- Self-identified as being of Polish ancestry.
- Listed hobby as collecting sport books.
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Haverhill High School in 1951.
- Played basketball and baseball in high school.
- Played American Legion ball.
Outside of baseball
- Cutting shoe linings is his occupation during the off-season.
Contract signing
- Was signed to his first professional contract by Joe Cusick of the Saint Louis Cardinals.
Sources
- 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).