Biggs was born November 23, 1906 and grew up on an eleven-acre dairy farm on the edge of Holstein, Iowa, where is father operated a small creamery. He was the eldest of nine children born to Gus and Anna Wehde. His twin brothers Ray and Roy Wehde were basketball players at Holstein High School and Iowa State University.\n', '

He played minor league baseball for the Sioux City Cowboys and the Dubuque Tigers of the Mississippi Valley League before joining the White Sox in September 15, 1930 at the age of 23.\n', '

Biggs served as Specialist 3 in the US Navy during World War II.\n', '

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