Editing Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher) (section)

==Biography==
Lee was born in [[Burbank, California]],<ref name="ckirkpatrick">[https://web.archive.org/web/20110531095944/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1093969/1/index.htm Kirkpatrick, Curry. "In An Orbit All His Own", ''Sports Illustrated'', August 7, 1978.]</ref> into a family of former semipro and professional [[baseball]] players. His grandfather [[William Lee (baseball)|William Lee]] was an [[infielder]] for the [[Hollywood Stars]] of the [[Pacific Coast League]], and his aunt [[Annabelle Lee]] was a pitcher in the [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League]]. "She was the best athlete in the family", Lee said. "She taught me how to pitch."<ref>Lee, Bill, and Dick Lally (1984). ''The Wrong Stuff''. New York: Viking Press. {{ISBN|0-670-76724-7}}. pp. 5–6</ref>

Lee attended and played baseball at [[Terra Linda High School]] in [[San Rafael, California]], graduating in 1964 before enrolling at the [[University of Southern California]] (USC). From 1964 to 1968, majoring in physical education and geography, Lee attended USC, where he played for [[Rod Dedeaux]]. Lee was part of the [[1968 USC Trojans baseball team|Trojans team]] that won the [[1968 NCAA University Division baseball tournament|1968 College World Series]]<ref name=jacobin>{{cite web |url=https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/07/baseball-politics-race-integration-unions |title=Out of Left Field |last1=Dreier |first1=Peter|author-link=Peter Dreier |last2=Elias |first2=Robert |date=11 July 2017 |website=[[Jacobin (magazine)|Jacobin]]|access-date=17 July 2017}}</ref> and was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 22nd round of the [[1968 Major League Baseball Draft]].

Lee served in the [[US Army Reserve]] for six years during the [[Vietnam War]]. One of his jobs was to process the dead soldiers from [[New England]] and call the families. He was also a chemical, radiation, and biological officer for the 1173rd and earned Soldier of the Cycle at [[Fort Polk]], [[Louisiana]].<ref name="Ghostarchive">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/f9ac5PqxrjA Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20190729073140/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9ac5PqxrjA Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9ac5PqxrjA#action=share| title = State of the State | website=[[YouTube]]| date = October 31, 2016 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Lee is a [[Rastafari]]an and a former [[Catholic]].<ref name="He Was a Pitcher Nicknamed 'Spaceman.' Now He Wants to Be a Governor"/> He is married to Canadian-born Diana Donovan.<ref name="Bill 'Spaceman' Lee running for governor of Vermont" >{{cite web |url= https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/bill-spaceman-lee-running-for-governor-of-vermont |title=Bill 'Spaceman' Lee running for governor of Vermont |work=[[Montreal Gazette]] |access-date=May 26, 2016}}</ref>