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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 2 Achievements 3 Career notes 4 Relatives 5 Sources =

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