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Buck O'Neil
(Cub Coach, 1962-65)

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  • Star Negro League player & manager in 1930s & 40s  
  • Becomes scout for Cubs in 1956
  • Two of his discoveries: Lou Brock, Joe Carter
  • Named to Cubs "College of Coaches" in 1962 ...
  • ... making him MLB's first African-American coach
  • Misses Hall of Fame by one vote in 2006 balloting

    • Did you know that

    Members of the "College of Coaches" were rotated into different jobs, and if
    Buck had been rotated to the "Head Coach" position, he would now be
    considered Major League Baseball's first-ever African-American manager?
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