(01-23-2019, 02:39 PM)slide Wrote: bobbk -- fwiw I shared the list with a USC friend and he said it was news to him about Kiner and Sutton having played baseball at USC.
re: Ralph Kiner, this makes it sound like he went from high school to pro baseball
Among the students during Ralph’s years at Alhambra High were many well-known names. They include future satirist Stan Freberg, Tex Schramm, future architect of the Dallas Cowboys, and Dorothy Rodham, mother of Hillary Clinton.
After graduation in 1940, Ralph was courted by several major league organizations, including the Yankees. All were offering Class-D contracts. Hollis Thurston, a scout for the Pirates, offered Ralph a Class-A contract with a $3000 bonus. He signed that summer. Ralph would cash his first paycheck the following spring as a left fielder in Albany, New York.
https://www.jockbio.com/Classic/Kiner/Kiner_bio.html
re: Don Sutton, , this makes it sound like he never attended USC
He graduated [from high school] in 1963 and was voted "Most Likely to Succeed".[10] He wanted to attend the University of Florida, but coach Dave Fuller was not interested.[8] He attended Gulf Coast Community College, Panama City for one year, and then after a good summer league, was signed by the Dodgers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Sutton
Eric
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