Benjamin Valley/pagetext
From SABR Encyclopedia
Contents |
[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Resided in Lebanon, Virginia in 1959.
- Self-identified as being of German ancestry.
- Shows he is married and has one son.
- Shows his hobby is hunting.
[edit] Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Lebanon High School in Lebanon, Virginia in 1955.
- Played baseball, basketball and football in high school.
- Was All-Virginia basketball player in his senior year.
- Attended Wake Forest College for one year.
[edit] Outside of baseball
- Attends East Tennessee State College during the off-season.
[edit] Contract signing
- Signed to his first contract by Dale Alexander of the New York Giants.
[edit] Source
- 1959 Texas League Sketches.