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	=== Outside of baseball ===		=== Outside of baseball ===
-	* Was a greeting card wholesaler during the off-season.	+	* Was a greeting card wholesaler during the off-season as of 1953.
	* Served in the U.S. Navy in 1945-1946.		* Served in the U.S. Navy in 1945-1946.
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-	=== Career notes ===
-	* 1951, 1952  Shows "Out of baseball"
	=== Contract signing ===		=== Contract signing ===

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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.