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From SABR Encyclopedia
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Gannett, Idaho in 1955.
- Listed hobbies as hunting and fishing.
- Married with one son in 1955.
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Hailey High School in 1950.
- Participated in football, basketball, baseball and track in high school.
- Played in the 1950 Idaho prep All-Star football game.
- Attended Utah State Agricultural College.
- Played baseball at Utah State Agricultural College.
Outside of baseball
- Was a carpenter and radio repairman during the off-season in 1955.
- Served two years in the U.S. Army Signal Corps.
Sources
- 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).
- Social Security Death Index (SSN: 728-01-8959).