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==Early life== Spahn was born and raised in [[Buffalo, New York]], to Edward and Mabel Spahn, the fifth of six children and the first of two sons. He was named after President [[Warren G. Harding]] and his father.<ref name=sabr-spahn>{{cite web |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/warren-spahn/ |title=Warren Spahn (SABR BioProject) |publisher=[[Society for American Baseball Research]]}}</ref> He attended [[Buffalo Bisons (1886β1970)|Buffalo Bisons]] baseball games with his father and initially wanted to be a first baseman. However, when Spahn began to attend [[South Park High School (Buffalo, New York)|South Park High School]], the first baseman position was already taken. Reluctantly, he took up pitching and led his high school team to two city championships, going undefeated his last two seasons, and throwing a no-hitter his senior year.<ref name=sabr-spahn/>
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