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* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} |
Revision as of 19:10, 11 May 2010
Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Resided in El Monte, California in 1952 and 1953.
- Self-identified as being of Welsh-Dutch ancestry.
Pre-professional career
- Attended El Monte High School.
- Won baseball, basketball and football letters in high school.
- Was captained of the grid team in high school.
Outside of baseball
- Worked in Ralph Kiner and Max West sporting goods store during the off-season.
- Served in the Armed Forces during World War II.
Contract signing
- Was drafted by the Philadelphia A's in 1948.
Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.