ɐ bˈɔltɪmˌoːɹ nˈeɪɾɪv, mˈænfɹə ɪz ɐ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ ɡɹˈædʒuːət ʌv pˈæɾɚsən hˈaɪ skˈuːl, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz ɪndˈʌktᵻd ˌɪntʊ ɪts hˈɔːl ʌv fˈeɪm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks.
A Baltimore native, Manfra is a 1964 graduate of Patterson High School, where he was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 1996.