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From SABR Encyclopedia

Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Contract signing 2 Sources

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

• Resided in Oakland, California in 1955.
• Self-identified as African-American.
• Listed hobbies as baseball, music, hunting, pool and movies.
• Single in 1955.
• Nicknames "Bear" and "Hammer" in 1955.

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Attended McClymonds High School.
• Played baseball and basketball in high school.

[edit] Contract signing

• Was signed to his first contract by Robert Mattick of the Cincinnati Reds.

[edit] Sources

• 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).