![]() ![]() Musial's father immediately rejected the offer, wanting him to finish high school and attend college. In 1937, at the age of 16, Musial was offered his first professional baseball contract. Musial's basketball skills seemed to promise a college scholarship, but he had his heart set on baseball. He played both basketball and baseball at Donora High School. It became apparent early on that Musial was an exceptional athlete. The name Stanislaus was Anglicized into Stanley when Musial started school. His father hated working in the mines of western Pennsylvania and was determined that his children would never have to endure such miserable conditions to make a living. His father, Lukasz Musial, was a Polish immigrant born in Warsaw and his mother, Mary Lancos, was the daughter of immigrants from Czechoslovakia. ![]() Musial was the second child and first son of six children born to working class immigrants. Stan Musial, often called Stan "the Man," was born in Donora, Pennsylvania on November 21, 1920. ![]()
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