Eden waxa uu leeyahay sharafta ah inuu yahay ciyaaryahanka kaliya ee ka ciyaara horyaalada waaweyn ee ku dhashay Fort Clayton, oo ah saldhigii hore ee ciidamada Mareykanka ee dhinaca Pacific ee kanaalka Panama
Waxaad Wuxuu ka qeybgalay Jaamacadda Southern Illinois, wuxuuna xubin ka ahaa kooxda SIU Salukis, waxaana loo doortay xiddiga saddexaad ee kooxda All-Tournament Team ee 1971 College World Series. Sanadihii 1970 iyo 1971, wuxuu u ciyaaray baseball xagaaga kulliyad la leh Orleans Cardinals ee Cape Cod Baseball League, wuxuuna ku guuleystay horyaalka kubbadda cagta 1970.