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== Profile ==

=== Personal ===
* Resided in Oakland, California in 1953.
* 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 ===
* Graduated from Saint Elizabeth's High School in Oakland, California.
* Played baseball and basketball in high school.
* 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  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  high school.
* 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  in American Legion play.
* 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.

== Sources ==
* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}