Researching Bill Voss
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 732 people with the Voss surname? In that year Voss was ranked number 2848 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Bill means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
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Bill Voss
William Edward Voss (born October 31, 1943) is a retired professional baseball player who played eight seasons for the Chicago White Sox, California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, and Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball. He was traded from the Cardinals to the Cincinnati Reds for Pat Jacquez at the Winter Meetings on November 27, 1972.
Bill graduated from Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, CA. in 1961. He then attended Orange Coast College for two years, and then attended Long Beach State College. He was signed as an amateur free agent by the Detroit Tigers in 1963 and then drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the first Major League Baseball draft in 1964.
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