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Childhood Roger Martin was born on January 5, 1947 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Carl and Marjorie Martin. Roger had one brother that he was 10 years older than and a sister that he was 2 year years younger than him. Both of his parents worked so they were called latch-key kids. His Dad was a chef and his mom at a was a switchboard operator in a hotel. His dad went to work at 4:00am to 1:00am then he went home and power naped till 4:30 and then worked until 8:00 His dad let him work at the restaurant he worked at. He started out washing dishes and then his dad made his own restaurant and then he worked his way up to chef. One of Rogers chores was mowing the acre of land with a push mower. Roger also raised a calf Bufford and sold him to his neighbor. His neighbor slaughtered the cow and brought hamburger over to Roger home. His little brother would not eat it because he knew it was Bufford. Roger spent most of his time outside for entertainment, playing with neighbors, and his siblings. They made forts and dug tunnels. In the summer, his mother and the children would go to his grandma’s house in Kansas for a month at a time. There they played with their cousins, they swam …show more content…

There was no tee-ball, just pitching with the kids. Roger was a pitcher that threw a curveball naturally. He played in the Babe Ruth league in the minors. He continued to play baseball until the end of high school. He played center field. His team sponsor was the Tulsa lions club. Every year he made the All-Star Team. He was coached by a minor league player who lived down the street. his baseball idol was Mickey Mantle who also grew up in Oklahoma. Roger had three uncle that were on the Tulsa, Oklahoma travel ball team. They were a great influence on his interest in baseball. It has been said that Roger was always throwing things. before he played baseball, he used to hit rocks with wood board for hours. I think baseball was in his

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