- Nephew of former MLB player Dom Dallessandro.
- First Baseman and Leftfielder for the Boston Red Sox (1952-59), Chicago Cubs (1960), Detroit Tigers (1960-61), Cincinnati Reds (1961) and Houston Colt .45's (1962).
- Inducted into the Reading [Pennsylvania] High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012 (inaugural class).
- Inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1980 (sponsored by Berks County Chapter).
- Inducted into the Mid Atlantic [Baseball] Scouts Hall of Fame in 1999.
- Inducted into the Reading [Pennsylvania] Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994.
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