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John "Buck" O'Neil
John Jordan O'Neil
Nickname: Buck, Foots, Nancy
Career: 1937-1955
Positions: 1b, of, manager
Teams: Miami Giants (1934), New York Tigers (1935), Shreveport Acme Giants (1936), Memphis Red Sox (1937), Zulu Cannibal Giants (1937), Kansas City Monarchs (1938-1943, 1946-1955), military service (1943-1945)
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height.
6' 2'' Weight: 190
Born: November 13, 1911, Carrabelle, Florida
Died: October 6, 2006, Kansas City, Missouri
A smooth-fielding first baseman for the Kansas City Monarchs as they won four consecutive Negro American League pennants (1939-1942), O'Neil hit .353 as the Monarchs swept the Homestead Grays in the first World Series played between the Negro American League and the more established Negro National League.
That year, 1942, also marked the first of his three appearances for the West squad in the All Star game.
The Monarchs' dynasty was temporarily derailed by World War II, as O'Neil and several oth