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{{cleanup-career}} == Profile == === Personal === * Resided in Evansville, Indiana in 1955. * Self-identified as being of German and Irish ancestry. * Single in 1955. * Related the following in 1955, "Between games of a doubleheader at Buffalo on a Sunday afternoon, one of our players slipped a tomato into the umpire's ball bag. About the second inning, he reached down into his bag and came up with the tomato, whirled and heaved it into our dugout, then proceeded with the game." === Pre-professional career === * Graduated from Central High School in 1953. * Played basketball and baseball in high school. * His prep baseball team was the city and conference champion. * Played American Legion baseball with the team that won the Indiana State Championship. * Attended Purdue University. * Played freshman baseball at Purdue University. === Outside of baseball === * Was a student during the off-season in 1955. === Contract signing === * Was signed to his first contract by Pete Fox of the Detroit Tigers. === Playing in less than ten games statistics === * 1954 Buffalo International League 2 G, 7 IP, 0 W, 1 L, .000 PCT., 16.71 ERA == Sources == * {{cite-book | title=1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition)}} * {{cite-ssdi|ssn=317-34-7393}}
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