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. During his high school years he was a baseball and football player. In 1957, he played for the Kansas City Monarchs. In 1957, he would lead the league in runs scored. In 1958, he played for the Raleigh Tigers. In 1959, he played for the Memphis Red Sox. He was drafted into the US Army in 1960. For a period he was with the Army 82nd Airborne. In 2003, he was elected into the African American Hall of Fame.

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