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 elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022 as an executive.

13 November 1911

Born on the same birth day (13 November): Bennie Moten • Bill Britton • Brett Baty • Christopher I, Margrave of Baden • Dana Vollmer • Devon Bostick • Edward Adelbert Doisy • Emma Raducanu • Eva Zeisel • Gilbert Perreault • Hampton Hawes • Jack George • Jimmy Fontana • Kick (comedian) • Kurt Morath • Masahiro Hasemi • Metta Sandiford-Artest • Petar II Petrović-Njegoš • Rivkah (artist) • Susanna Haapoja • Vincent Apap • William Bradford Huie

Born in the same month (November 1911): Buck Clayton • David Seymour (photographer) • Eduard Kainberger • Henri Troyat • Jorge Negrete • Kick Smit • Kirby Grant • Mingun Sayadaw • Paul Zielinski • Ralph Guldahl • Roelof Frankot