Editing George Brett (section)

==Early life==
Brett was born in [[Glen Dale, West Virginia]], the youngest of four sons of a sports-minded family. [[Ken Brett|Ken]], the second oldest, became a major league pitcher who pitched in the [[1967 World Series]] at age 19. Brothers John (eldest) and Bobby had brief careers in the minor leagues. All George’s brothers were born in [[Brooklyn]].

Jack and Ethel Brett then moved the family from the [[Northern Panhandle of West Virginia|northern panhandle of West Virginia]] to the Midwest,{{where|date=November 2024}} and three years later to [[El Segundo, California]], a suburb of Los Angeles, just south of [[Los Angeles International Airport]]. George grew up hoping to follow in the footsteps of his older brothers. He graduated from [[El Segundo High School]] in 1971 and was selected by the [[Kansas City Royals]] in the second round (29th overall) of the [[1971 Major League Baseball draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2nd Round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1971&draft_round=2&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round |access-date=March 28, 2023 |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |language=en}}</ref> He was high school teammates with pitcher [[Scott McGregor (left-handed pitcher)|Scott McGregor]].<ref name="lahiels">{{cite magazine |last=Garrity |first=Jack |date=August 17, 1981 |title=Love and Hate in El Segundo: Jack Brett & his sons |url=https://www.si.com/vault/issue/70952/56/2<!--https://www.si.com/vault/1981/08/17/825858/love-and-hate-in-el-segundo-jack-brett-didnt-ask-too-much-of-his-four-sons-as-they-grew-up-only-that-they-be-the-best-there-was-in-everything-they-ever-did--> <!--http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1124692/1/index.htm--> |url-status=live |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |page=52 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102184937/https://vault.si.com/vault/70952 |archive-date=January 2, 2021 |access-date=December 10, 2017}}</ref>