Rabbit was born in Russell in 1894. He began his baseball career at Warren Area High School in 1912, and played until 1950, when at age 56, doctors advised him to hang up his spikes. He played minor league baseball in the St. Louis organization and scouted for them, as well as Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Rabbit's career involved playing with such local known teams including Hyvis Oil, National Forge, Struthers Wells, and Warren State Hospital. He managed the Struthers Wells basketball team during the 1940's and in 1949 helped to organize the Warren Hot Stove League. This was the first organized youth league in the area.
