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Growing up in the Phoenix barrio, I played ball with a broomstick and bottle caps. By the time I played on a real team, the softball coming at me was easy to hit. Eventually that talent got me inducted in the Int'l Softball Hall of Fame & the Arizona Hispanic Sports Hall of Fame.
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My motivation in writing this book was to actually do it! That's all I wanted - to write a book. I've been many places, met many people, even a few celebraties such as Johnny Carson, Joe Lewis, etc.etc. But now I'm back in Phoenix living in a house with real floors and two indoor toilets. Life is good.
Birth Place
Phoenix, AZ USA
Accomplishments
As I said before, I was inducted into two Softball Halls of Fame and was given several trophies which I gave to kids at the games.
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