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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
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=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
* Resided in Oakland, California in 1953. | * Resided in Oakland, California in 1953. | ||
| - | * Botelho's father | + | * Henry Botelho's father is a well known musician in Oakland and young Botelho gave up a promising |
| + | future as a member of the "Four Moods" singing quartet; the youths, who attended high school and | ||
| + | college together, had been tendered a contract by the Decca Recording Company. | ||
=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
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* Played baseball and basketball in high school. | * Played baseball and basketball in high school. | ||
* Played first string on the high school basketball team. | * Played first string on the high school basketball team. | ||
| - | * Led the Catholic Athletic League with a batting average of .500 in his sophomore year in high | + | * Led the Catholic Athletic League with a batting average of .500 in his sophomore year in high |
| + | school. | ||
* Won 17 games and had one loss in three years in high school. | * Won 17 games and had one loss in three years in high school. | ||
| - | * Batted cleanup and played first base when he was not on the mound and never hit below .350 in | + | * Batted cleanup and played first base when he was not on the mound and never hit below .350 in |
| + | high school. | ||
* Played for Bill Erwin American Legion post in 1951 and had a 10-1 mark. | * Played for Bill Erwin American Legion post in 1951 and had a 10-1 mark. | ||
| - | * Was not defeated until his team was eliminated in the Northern California finals at Sacramento | + | * Was not defeated until his team was eliminated in the Northern California finals at Sacramento |
| - | * | + | in American Legion play. |
| - | * After graduating from high school he entered San Jose State and plans to continue his studies | + | * He also batted cleanup on his American Legion team. |
| + | * After graduating from high school he entered San Jose State and plans to continue his studies | ||
| + | there during the off-season and then at the University Of California. | ||
| - | == | + | == Source == |
| - | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League | + | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketchbook}} |
