I was right on time
Baseball legend Buck O'Neil tells about his life as a player in the Negro league, and discusses what it was like to break the color barrier in 1962 by becoming the first African American coach in the major leagues.
| Main Author: | O'Neil, Buck, 1911-2006. |
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| Other Authors: | Wulf, Steve., Conrads, David. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
Simon & Schuster,
[1996]
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| Physical Description: |
xv, 254 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
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| Summary: |
Baseball legend Buck O'Neil tells about his life as a player in the Negro league, and discusses what it was like to break the color barrier in 1962 by becoming the first African American coach in the major leagues. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes index. Why, Nancy, there you are -- Damn, there's got to be something better than this -- I ate so much my mama cried -- People tell me I look good in a dress -- 18th and Vine -- Seems like I been here before -- Bring 'em on -- Now hear this! Now hear this! -- Long live the Monarchs -- My Cub Scout years -- Love what you do -- Got to give it up. Baseball legend Buck O'Neil tells about his life as a player in the Negro league, and discusses what it was like to break the color barrier in 1962 by becoming the first African American coach in the major leagues. |
| Physical Description: |
xv, 254 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0684803054 9780684803050 |