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Old 06-20-2014, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by earlywynnfan View Post
When did he change from "Maras"?
According to this NY Times article, he had it legally changed in 1955...

Roger Eugene Maris was born in Hibbing, Minn., on Sept. 10, 1934, but was still an infant when his family moved to Fargo. N.D. The family name was Maras, but he changed it legally in 1955 to Maris.

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/gene...bday/0910.html
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