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[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Resided in Floral Park, New York in 1955.
- Self-identified as being of Irish ancestry.
- Single in 1955.
[edit] Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Chaminade High School in 1950.
- Played baseball and basketball in high school.
[edit] Outside of baseball
- Was a salesman during the off-season in 1955.
- Served four years in the U.S. Air Force.
[edit] Contract signing
- Was signed to his first professional contract by Joe Labate of the Philadelphia Phillies.
[edit] Sources
- 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).