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== Profile ==
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=== Personal ===
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* Resided in New Iberia, Louisiana in 1953.
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* In Remy's first pro game he doubled to win the game.
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* Hitting three home runs in one game is his greatest thrill.
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=== Pre-professional career ===
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* Attended New Iberia High School.
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* Was a top boxer in high school.
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* Had a scholarship to Louisiana State University in boxing but the U. S. Marine Corps beckoned him
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  first.
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== Achievements ==
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* Led the 1951 Evangeline League in home runs with 42 and that set a new League record.
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== Career notes ==
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* 1942  New Iberia  Evangeline League  Shows "League disbanded"
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* 1943, 1944, 1945                    Shows "Armed Forces (Marines)"       
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== Relatives ==
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* His brother, Roland (Nat) LeBlance, was a catcher with the Saint Louis Cardinals and later a
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  manager of Cardinal farm clubs.
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= Sources ==
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* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}
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* Social Security Death Index account number 437-24-5862

Revision as of 02:11, 28 February 2010


Contents

Profile

Personal

  • Resided in New Iberia, Louisiana in 1953.
  • In Remy's first pro game he doubled to win the game.
  • Hitting three home runs in one game is his greatest thrill.

Pre-professional career

  • Attended New Iberia High School.
  • Was a top boxer in high school.
  • Had a scholarship to Louisiana State University in boxing but the U. S. Marine Corps beckoned him
 first.

Achievements

  • Led the 1951 Evangeline League in home runs with 42 and that set a new League record.

Career notes

  • 1942 New Iberia Evangeline League Shows "League disbanded"
  • 1943, 1944, 1945 Shows "Armed Forces (Marines)"

Relatives

  • His brother, Roland (Nat) LeBlance, was a catcher with the Saint Louis Cardinals and later a
 manager of Cardinal farm clubs.

Sources =

  • 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
  • Social Security Death Index account number 437-24-5862
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