 Buck O'Neil in a Kansas City Monarchs Uniform. Image by Unknown Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Tom O'NeilBuck O'Neil Buck O'Neil American baseball player (1911–2006) This article is about the baseball player. For the college football coach, see Frank "Buck" O'Neill. 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] In his later years he became a popular and renowned speaker and interview subject, helping to renew widespread interest in the Negro leagues, and played a major role in establishing the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall… (Source: Wikipedia)
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