Eugene Elder/pagetext

From SABR Encyclopedia

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 Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1955.
• Self-identified as being of Irish, Swedish, German and English ancestry.
• Listed hobbies as hunting and fishing.
• Married in 1955.

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Graduated from West High School in 1951.
• Played baseball, football and hockey in high school.
• Attended the University of Minnesota.
• Played baseball at the University of Minnesota.

[edit] Outside of baseball

• Was a butcher during the off-season in 1955.

[edit] Contract signing

• Was signed to his first professional contract by Mel Jone who is the Saint Paul General Manager.

[edit] Sources

• 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).
• Social Security Death Index (SSN: 470-32-8189).