Early Life
Feldman was Jewish, the son of a Romanian-Jewish father and a Polish-Jewish mother.
Feldman attended Clark Junior High School in the Bronx. He pitched two no-hitters in high school. He took off from his job at a shirt factory, and went to try out for the New York Giants. After three days of not getting a glance, he went to manager Bill Terry and asked for an opportunity. The team was impressed enough to sign Feldman.
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