He attended St. Francis High School in La Canada Flintridge, California, and was initially drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1978 amateur draft, but remained unsigned and played baseball for University of California Los Angeles.
He attended St. Francis High School in La Canada Flintridge, California. While at Pasadena City College, was initially drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1978 amateur draft, but remained unsigned and transferred to the University of California Los Angeles.