William Browne

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William Browne
William Clinton Browne
Bat/Throw: L/R
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 170
Born: 1929-5-17 at Washington, DC (US)
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William Browne was a professional player.

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Profile

Personal

  • Resided in Los Angeles, California in 1955.
  • Self-identified as African-American.
  • Single in 1955

Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Armstrong High School in Washington, D.C.
  • Played baseball in high school.
  • Attended the University Of Southern California.

Outside of baseball

  • Worked for a real estate agency in apartment rentals division during the off-season in 1955.
  • Served in the U. S. Army Signal Corps for two years.

Contract signing

  • Was signed to his first professional contract by Howard Haak of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Source

  • 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).


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