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John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil Jr. (November 13, 1911 – October 6, 2006) was an American first baseman and manager in the Negro American League, mostly with the Kansas City Monarchs. After his playing days, he worked as a scout and became the first African American coach in Major League Baseball. [2]
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- November 13, 1911
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Buck O’Neil (born November 13, 1911, Carrabelle, Florida, U.S.—died October 6, 2006, Kansas City, Missouri) was an American baseball player who was a player and manager in the Negro leagues. O’Neil was raised in Sarasota, Florida, and began playing baseball on a semiprofessional level at age 12.
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Dec 8, 2021 · Buck O'Neil played in the Negro Leagues and later became one of its greatest ambassadors. He's now been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2022. Here's reporter...
Jul 24, 2022 · That all led to Sunday when O’Neil, at long last, was inducted into the Hall of Fame, having been voted in by the Early Baseball Era Committee. Welcome to baseball immortality, Buck O'Neil. 📷 Milo Stewart Jr. pic.twitter.com/WnXQpi6APv. — National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@baseballhall) July 24, 2022.
Few people lived lives as fully devoted to baseball as Buck O'Neil did, and few had the breadth of experience that O'Neil had. He was a player, a manager, the first Black coach in AL/NL history, a scout and, above all, a tireless advocate for the game -- particularly for the importance of Negro Leagues history.
