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Raymond (Ray) Eugene Clement Kozub is single and lives in Chicago, Illinois per the 1951 California League Gold Book (Third Edition).  His nationality is Polish.  He graduated from Bowen High School in 1948 and participated in baseball, basketball and track.  He is a steel worker in the
 
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off-season.  His hobby is collecting old phonograph records.  Before entering pro ball he played for Concordia, Kansas in the Amateur Baseball League of America.  His brother, Benny Kozub, is an infielder in the Chicago Cubs organization.
 
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Information is from the 1951 California League Gold Book (Third Edition)
 
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== Profile ==
== Profile ==
=== Personal ===
=== Personal ===
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* Resided in Chicago, Illinois in 1954.
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* Resided in Chicago, Illinois in 1951 and 1954.
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* Self-identified as being of Polish ancestry.
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* Hobby was collecting old phonograph records in 1951.
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* Brother of [[Bernard Kozub|Benny Kozub]].
=== Pre-professional career ===
=== Pre-professional career ===
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* Lettered in baseball, basketball and track in high school.
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* Graduated from Bowen High School in 1948 and participated in baseball, basketball and track.
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* Lettered in all three sports.
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* Before entering pro ball he played for Concordia, Kansas in the Amateur Baseball League of America.
=== Outside of baseball ===
=== Outside of baseball ===
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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* {{cite-book |title=1951 California League Gold Book (Third Edition)}}
* {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}}
* {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}}

Revision as of 13:27, 27 April 2010

Contents

Profile

Personal

  • Resided in Chicago, Illinois in 1951 and 1954.
  • Self-identified as being of Polish ancestry.
  • Hobby was collecting old phonograph records in 1951.
  • Brother of Benny Kozub.

Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Bowen High School in 1948 and participated in baseball, basketball and track.
  • Lettered in all three sports.
  • Before entering pro ball he played for Concordia, Kansas in the Amateur Baseball League of America.

Outside of baseball

  • Was a salesman during the off-season.
  • Served two years in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Contract signing

  • Was signed to his first contract by Jack Sheehan of the Chicago Cubs.

Sources

  • 1951 California League Gold Book (Third Edition).
  • 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).
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