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+ | == Profile == | ||
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+ | === Personal === | ||
+ | * Resided in Oakland, California in 1953. | ||
+ | * Botelho's father was 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. | ||
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+ | === 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. | ||
+ | * 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. | ||
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+ | == Sources == | ||
+ | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} |
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[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Resided in Oakland, California in 1953.
- Botelho's father was 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.
[edit] 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.
- 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.
[edit] Sources
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.