Major League Baseball Player. Born in Superior, Wisconsin, he was an outfielder known as Snooker when he made his debut with the Philadelphia Phillies on September 14, 1936. For seven seasons, he played with the Philadelphia Phillies 1936 to 1940, Cincinnati Reds in 1940 and the New York Giants 1941 to 1946. He was selected to the National League All Star team in 1938 and was member of the World Series Champion Cincinnati Reds in 1940. He end his career with 577 hits, 104 doubles, 17 homeruns, 261 runs batted in and .287 batting average. He died at age 48 of a coronary occlusion in Superior, Wisconsin. (bio by: John “J-Cat” Griffith)