Editing Don Sutton (section)

==Early life==
Sutton was born in [[Clio, Alabama]], a small town in [[Barbour County, Alabama|Barbour County]], on April 2, 1945,<ref name=AP>{{cite news|title=Don Sutton, Hall of Fame pitcher for Dodgers, dies at 75|url=https://apnews.com/article/mlb-baseball-los-angeles-atlanta-braves-al-kaline-8319160f2989c94468612a9d30c87318|first=Beth|last=Harris|date=January 20, 2021|access-date=January 20, 2021|work=Associated Press}}</ref> the same day as future [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Dodger]] teammate [[Reggie Smith]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smithre06.shtml|title=Reggie Smith Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=January 19, 2021}}</ref>  He was born to [[Sharecropping|sharecroppers]] at the end of [[World War II]], in a tarpaper shack.<ref name=USAToday-1999-03-08>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/98hall.htm|title=Hall's doors open for Doby, Sutton|agency=Associated Press|date=March 8, 1999|work=USA Today}}</ref> At the time Sutton was born, his father was 18 and his mother was 15.<ref name=SABR>{{cite web|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/don-sutton/|title=Don Sutton|first=Gregory H.|last=Wolf|publisher=Society for American Baseball Research|access-date=January 19, 2021}}</ref>  Sutton's father, Howard, gave him the strong work ethic which he carried throughout his career.<ref name=USAToday-1999-03-08/> His father tried logging and construction work, and in looking for work, moved the family to [[Molino, Florida]], just north of [[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]].<ref name=SABR/><ref>Lederer, Rich. [http://baseballanalysts.com/archives/2005/04/this_day_in_dod.php "1966 – Dodgers 6, Astros 3 – Sutton's First Win"], baseballanalysts.com, April 18, 2005.</ref>  Sutton and his family were [[Evangelical Christians]].<ref name=SABR/>

Sutton attended [[J. M. Tate High School]] where he played baseball, basketball, and football.<ref>[http://www.fhsaa.org/news/2006/0222.htm "Birdsong, Gaines, Summerall, Sutton headline Florida High School Athletic Hall of Fame's 2006 induction class"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111150353/http://www.fhsaa.org/news/2006/0222.htm |date=November 11, 2007 }}, fhsaa.org, February 22, 2006.</ref> He led his baseball team to the small-school state finals two years in row, winning his junior year, 1962, and losing 2–1 in his senior year, and was named all-county, all-conference, and all-state for both of those seasons.<ref name=Nationls-MLB-2007-04-22>[http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070422&content_id=1923903&vkey=news_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was "Notes: Talent is sometimes tough to evaluate"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219033346/http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070422&content_id=1923903&vkey=news_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was |date=February 19, 2014 }}, washington.nationals.mlb.com, April 22, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.nfhs.org/web/2004/01/athletes_nw.aspx "National High School Hall of Fame"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070503154624/http://www.nfhs.org/web/2004/01/athletes_nw.aspx |date=May 3, 2007 }} – National Federation of State High School Associations</ref> He graduated in 1963 and was voted "Most Likely to Succeed".<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071231081655/http://www.gulfcoasttraveler.com/Archives/Volume2-Issue1 Profile]}}, GulfCoastTraveler.com; accessed October 5, 2015.</ref> He wanted to attend the [[University of Florida]], but coach Dave Fuller was not interested.<ref name=Nationls-MLB-2007-04-22/> He attended [[Gulf Coast State College|Gulf Coast Community College, Panama City]] for one year, and then [[Whittier College]]. After a good summer league, he was signed by the Dodgers.<ref name=Nationls-MLB-2007-04-22/>