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From SABR Encyclopedia

Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Outside of baseball 2 Sources

Profile

Personal

• Resided in Phoenix City, Alabama in 1952.
• Can play the infield and outfield as well as catch.

Pre-professional career

• Attended high school in Azle, Texas.
• Played baseball and basketball in high school.
• Graduated from Texas A & M.
• Played baseball and basketball at Texas A & M.

Outside of baseball

• Coached basketball at his alma mater during the off-season as of 1952.
• Was an infantry captain during World War II.

Sources

• 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
• 2009 Texas A&M Baseball Guide, retrieved on 2009-12-17.