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* Resided in Alvarado, Texas in 1955.
* Resided in Alvarado, Texas in 1955.
* Listed hobbies as hunting and fishing.
* Listed hobbies as hunting and fishing.
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* Shows he is married and has one son.
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* Married with one son in 1955.
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* Graduated from Alvarado High School in 1951.
=== Pre-professional career ===
=== Pre-professional career ===
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* Graduated from Alvarado High School in 1951.
 
* Played basketball and football in high school.
* Played basketball and football in high school.
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=== Outside of baseball ===
=== Outside of baseball ===
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* Worked in a steel mill during the off-season.
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* Worked in a steel mill during the off-season in 1952.
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* Was recently discharged from the U.S. Army after two years of service.
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* Was "recently discharged" from the U.S. Army after two years of service as of 1955.
=== Contract signing ===
=== Contract signing ===
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* Was signed to his first contract by Jim Walkup, who is the Manager of Paris in the  East Texas League.
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* Was signed to his first contract by [[Jim Walkup (00b4)|Jim Walkup]].
== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* {{cite-book | title=1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition)}}
* {{cite-book | title=1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition)}}

Revision as of 13:55, 10 June 2010


Contents

Profile

Personal

  • Resided in Alvarado, Texas in 1955.
  • Listed hobbies as hunting and fishing.
  • Married with one son in 1955.
  • Graduated from Alvarado High School in 1951.

Pre-professional career

  • Played basketball and football in high school.

Achievements

  • Struck out 159 batters in 189 innings in the 1952 Longhorn League.

Outside of baseball

  • Worked in a steel mill during the off-season in 1952.
  • Was "recently discharged" from the U.S. Army after two years of service as of 1955.

Contract signing

Sources

  • 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).
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