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[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Resided in Los Angeles, California in 1954.
- Self-identified as being of Hungarian-Polish ancestry.
- Listed hobby as all sports.
[edit] Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Fremont High School in 1952.
- Played baseball and basketball in high school.
- Played American Legion baseball.
[edit] Outside of baseball
- Was a draftsman and salesman during the off-season in 1954.
[edit] Contract signing
- Was signed to his first professional contract by Mike Catron of the Cleveland Indians.
[edit] Sources
- 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).