Born in San Bernardino, California, Lemon attended Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach, California, where he was the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section and state baseball Player of the Year in 1938.
Lemon was born in San Bernardino, California. Lemon attended Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach. He was the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section. He was state baseball Player of the Year in 1938. Long Beach was California.