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== Profile ==

=== Personal ===

* Was residing in Wilson, North Carolinal in 1949 and in Atlantic Beach, Florida in 1955. 
* Self-identified as being of Scottish and Irish ancestry in 1949, and of Scottish-English ancestry in 1955.
* Listed fishing and checkers among his hobbies in 1949, and fishing in 1955.
* Married with one daughter in 1955.
* Ambition in 1955 was to help to develop future major league players.
* Replacing Joe Medwick in the lineup for the New York Giants and hitting a homer and two singles to help beat the Philadelphia Phillies was his biggest thrill in baseball.

=== Pre-professional career ===
* Graduated from Marion High School (North Carolina) in 1939 and played baseball, football and basketball.
* Attended Atlantic Christian College for two years and played baseball and basketball and led the North State Conference in hitting two years.

=== Outside of baseball ===
* Worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture during the off-season as of 1955.

=== Achievements ===
* Led the [[1941 Coastal Plain League]] in triples with 14.
* Led the [[1942 South Atlantic League]] in stolen bases with 27.
* Led the [[1943 Southern Association]] outfielders in fielding average with .982.
* Led the [[1948 Western League]] in batting average with .352.
* Tied for the lead in in stolen bases with 23 in the [[1948 Western League]].
* Led the [[1948 Western League]] outfielders in fielding average with .989.

=== Additional career engagements ===
* Manager of Fitzgerald in the 1954 Georgia State League, per 1955 Pioneer League Index.

=== Contract signing ===
* Was signed to his first contract by Claude Dietrich of the Atlanta Crackers.

== Sources ==
* {{cite-book | title=1949 California League Gold Book}}
* {{cite-book | title=1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition)}}