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		+	== Profile ==
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		+	=== 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.
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		+	=== 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.
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		+	=== Outside of baseball ===
		+	* Was a greeting card wholesaler during the off-season as of 1953.
		+	* Served in the U.S. Navy in 1945-1946.
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		+	=== 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.
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		+	== Sources ==
		+	* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}

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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Outside of baseball 1.4 Contract signing 2 Sources

[edit] Profile

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Outside of baseball

• Was a greeting card wholesaler during the off-season as of 1953.
• Served in the U.S. Navy in 1945-1946.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Sources

• 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.