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[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

  • Resided in San Francisco, California in 1953.
  • Self-identified as being of Finnish-Slav ancestry.
  • Shows his ambition is to become a manager or a sports announcer.

[edit] Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Mission High School in 1946.
  • Played baseball and football in high school.
  • Graduated from the University Of San Francisco with a B.S. degree.
  • Played varsity baseball at the University Of San Francisco.

[edit] Outside of baseball

  • Worked as a recreational director during the off-season.
  • Served in the U. S. Coast Guard for two years.

[edit] Contract signing

  • Was signed to his first contract by the late Joe Devine of the New York Yankees.

[edit] Sources

  • 1953 Pioneer League Index.
  • "Obituary". San Francisco Chronicle, 1993-06-12.
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