"After starring in the Orange Bowl with Santa Clara College in 1949, Bill set out to make baseball his career.
He started out in great style at Twin Falls by leading the league in homers and posting a .385 batting average. In '51 at Quincy, he topped the sluggers with 26 round-trippers.
Called up by the Yankees, Bill hit .314 in '53 and was traded to the A's for '54 in an 11-man deal."
-1955 Topps No. 121
"Bill is a powerhouse who belts a long ball. At Sioux Falls in '49 he hit 29 homers and drove in 96 runs in only 76 games. He came through the Yankee chain."
-1955 Topps Doubleheader No. 99
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