"Bill's .318 batting average at Kansas City in 1953 was the lowest in his three pro seasons, chiefly because of an ankle injury. The previous season at Kansas City, he was named Minor League Player of the Year after hitting .341 and leading the circuit in homers (31), RBIs (134) and total bases (344). At Norfolk in 1952, he topped the league in batting with .334.
Bill was a baseball, football and basketball star at Purdue. He was rated one of the top punters in the Big Ten Conference.
A weak fielder at first, he improved his game by attending a Yankee baseball school in the off-season."
-1954 Topps No. 239
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