I've written before knowing and covering the late Bill Sharman is like peeling layers away as I continue to find out facts about the 1944 Porterville High graduate I never knew before. And I don't think I'll ever stop learning new facts about him.

Thanks to my former colleague and good friend Dave Price I continued to find out more information about Sharman's illustrious journey. He posted some information on Sharman's Facebook page about how two-sport career as a professional basketball and baseball player.

After graduating from USC in 1950 Sharman was offered a $12,000 signing bonus by the Brooklyn Dodgers. Sharman was an outfielder who played on USC's first College World Series champion in 1948 under the legendary Rod Dedeaux.

If Sharman had stuck to baseball my guess is he eventuall

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