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[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Resided in Oradell, New Jersey in 1954.
- Self-identified as being of German and Spanish ancestry.
- Shows his hooby is all sports.
[edit] Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Dwight Morrow High School in 1953.
- Played soccer, basketball and baseball in high school.
- Made all-state team two years in soccer and baseball.
- Chosen all-league in basketball.
- Attended Duke University.
- Played soccer at Duke University.
- Played American Legion baseball.
[edit] Outside of baseball
- Helps his father who is a piping contractor during the off-season.
[edit] Contract signing
- Signed to his first professional contract by Chuck Ward of the Philadelphia Phillies.
[edit] Sources
- 1954 Pioneer League Index (Third Edition).