Buck O'Neil
Chronology
1911 | Born November 13 in Carrabelle, Florida |
1923 | Semi-professional with Sarasota Tigers |
1930 | Graduates from Edward Waters College |
1934 | Plays for Miami Giants |
1935 | Plays for New York Tigers |
1936 | Plays for Shreveport Acme Giants |
1937 | Plays for Memphis Red Sox |
1937 | Plays for Zulu Cannibal Giants |
1938-43, 1946-55 | Plays for Kansas City Monarchs |
1943-45 | Military service during Wold War II |
1946 | Marries Ora Lee Owen |
1994 | Narrator in Ken Burns' PBS documentary Baseball |
1996 | Publishes memoirs, I Was Right on Time |
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