He briefly considered college but he turned down the University of Oklahoma and numerous other colleges that made him offers. It was a hard choice for him and he could go far in either sport. After graduation Roger had to choose between football and baseball. In this league he was named the Most Valuable Player on the North Dakota championship team in 1950. Like many other baseball stars, Roger Maris began his career in American Legion baseball. His football, track and basketball talents were used to the maximum potential and Roger gained a local fame. His athletic skills were never used to their potential by the school so he changed high schools to Shanley high school where he was more appreciated. Rogers’ family then moved to Fargo, North Dakota. He was a local champion of stickball, being the only one who could hit the ball nearly 200 yards. He was also prominent on the basketball and football teams. He was one of the fastest members of the track team. More specifically he recalls that no other kid in the neighborhood could begin to match the distance in which Roger could hit the baseball. His father remembered that Roger could always play sports better than all of the other kids. Maris began to realize his talent for athletics during those years. He only lived there for a few years until he moved to Grand Forks, North Dakota, where he stayed until he was ten. Roger Maris was born in the small town of Hibbing, Minnesota. Maris retired from baseball following the 1968 season. His baseball career began with the Cleveland Indians in 1957 and he was traded to the Kansas City Athletics in 1958. Roger was affluent in football and track among others. He excelled at many sports not just baseball. His young life was marked with athleticism. Roger Maris has had a picture-perfect life starting in Hibbing, Minnesota to where he grew up in Fargo, North Dakota. Still now after almost 40 years Maris has still not achieved his rightful place in baseball history, the Baseball Hall of Fame. Roger Maris is probably one of baseball’s most misunderstood baseball heroes.
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