Paul Florence
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Paul Robert Florence was a professional baseball player who played catcher
in the Major Leagues in for the New York Giants
. He graduated from Georgetown University, where he was a Hall of Fame selection in football, basketball and baseball. Mr Florence was also a catcher inductee for football and baseball in the Loyola Academy Hall of Fame. He was the catcher on the all-time Rochester team, which was considered one of the best in the International League. For seven years, Mr. Florence was the general manager of the Birmingham team in the Southern Association. He was the assistant general manager of the Cinicinnati Reds and one of the main organizers of the first Houston Astros team. He remained with the Astros as their chief scout until he retired in 1983 at the age of 83.
He also played for one year for the Chicago Cardinals.
He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Gainesville, Florida
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Catcher
Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...
in the Major Leagues in for the New York Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
. He graduated from Georgetown University, where he was a Hall of Fame selection in football, basketball and baseball. Mr Florence was also a catcher inductee for football and baseball in the Loyola Academy Hall of Fame. He was the catcher on the all-time Rochester team, which was considered one of the best in the International League. For seven years, Mr. Florence was the general manager of the Birmingham team in the Southern Association. He was the assistant general manager of the Cinicinnati Reds and one of the main organizers of the first Houston Astros team. He remained with the Astros as their chief scout until he retired in 1983 at the age of 83.
He also played for one year for the Chicago Cardinals.
He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
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