# Buck O'Neil

> John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil Jr. 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. 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 of Fame in 2022 as an executive.

*American Hall of Fame baseball player & manager (1911–2006)*

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## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1911-11-13
- **Died:** 2006-10-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.3 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 7.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/48794e39-ec58-4e90-b150-b143369d288b)
- [باك أونيل](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%83_%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84)
- [Buck O'Neil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_O'Neil)
- [Buck O'Neil](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_O'Neil)
- [バック・オニール](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB)
- [Buck O’Neil](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_O%E2%80%99Neil)
- [Buck O'Neil](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_O'Neil)
- [巴克·奥尼尔](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B7%B4%E5%85%8B%C2%B7%E5%A5%A5%E5%B0%BC%E5%B0%94)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2398459)

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