Early Life and Education
Haslam was born in Bakersfield, the son of an oil worker. Growing up in nearby Oildale, he attended public schools, then Garces Memorial High School, before working as a farm field hand, a store clerk, and an oil field roustabout and roughneck. He served in the U.S. Army from 1958 through 1960. He attended Bakersfield (Junior) College, then ‘San Francisco State University’, where he earned a B.A in 1963 and an M.A. in 1965. He completed a Ph.D. from the Union Graduate School in 1980. He also played college football, ran track, and boxed in the Golden Gloves. He is a member of the Bakersfield College Track/Cross-country Hall of Fame.
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