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From SABR Encyclopedia
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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
- Was signed to his first contract by Jim Walkup.
Sources
- 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).