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School: Grant Graduation Year: Coach

Year Inducted: 2005

Sports Played: Coach, Basketball, Baseball

High School Honors: Four-year baseball and basketball letter winner at Franklin High School. Member of the faculty for 11 years (1950-60); coached baseball and basketball. His baseball teams won five PIL Championships and two State Championships (1951, 58).

Post High School Career: Signed with Los Angeles Dodgers and played briefly for the Dodgers and the Montreal Royals before graduating from University of Oregon.

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