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	=== Pre-professional career ===		=== Pre-professional career ===
	* Attended Commerce High School in San Francisco.		* Attended Commerce High School in San Francisco.
-	* Playedbaseball and football in high school.	+	* Played baseball and football in high school.
	* Attended Saint Mary's College in 1946 and 1947.		* Attended Saint Mary's College in 1946 and 1947.
	* Played baseball in college.		* Played baseball in college.
-	* Play American Legion baseball in Bernal Heights.	+	* Played American Legion baseball in Bernal Heights.
	== Outside of baseball ==		== Outside of baseball ==

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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 2 Outside of baseball 3 Career notes 4 Contract signing 5 Source

Profile

Personal

• Resided in San Francisco, California in 1953.
• Did not play in 1951 and 1952, refusing to report to Lincoln in 1951 and because of "technical

 difficulties" in 1952.

• Hitting a pinch grand slam home run for Lincoln against Denver with his parents watching the

 contest was his biggest thrill.

Pre-professional career

• Attended Commerce High School in San Francisco.
• Played baseball and football in high school.
• Attended Saint Mary's College in 1946 and 1947.
• Played baseball in college.
• Played American Legion baseball in Bernal Heights.

Outside of baseball

• Is a greeting card wholesaler during the off-season.
• Served in the U. S. Navy in 1945-1946.

Career notes

• 1951, 1952 Shows "Out of baseball"

Contract signing

• Was signed by the late Joe Devine of the New York Yankees.
• Was signed by San Francisco as a free agent in 1953.

Source

• 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketchbook.