[Cusick]

Attached are two improved views of Sugar Bear Daniels' face. I realize that these should go onto the minor league thread, but since Daniels was introduced here, it seemed to be appropriate to respond on this thread.

These two photos came from 1974 issues of the Newport News (VA) Daily Press. They show him with the Peninsula Pennants of the Carolina League.

Daniels was a No. 1 draft pick by the Oakland A's. In addition to a large bonus, he was given a fringe benefit of being able to travel with the A's in 1971 during the regular season and the playoffs. However, because he wasn't on their roster, he doesn't qualify as a Sharman Society player.

Baseball-reference.com doesn't indicate where he was from. He graduated from a Detroit, Michigan high school. B-R says he was born in 1953. From newspaper reports giving his age at various points, I think he was born in 1954.