{"title":"David Conrads","description":"Buck O'Neil was a former all-star player, the manager for the Kansas City Monarchs, the chairman of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. O'Neil has the distinction of being the first Black American to hold a coaching position in major league baseball. He died in 2006.","products":[{"product_id":"i-was-right-on-time-paperback","title":"I Was Right on Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Babe Ruth to Bo Jackson, from Cool Papa Bell to Lou Brock, Buck O'Neil has seen it all. As a first baseman and then manager of the legendary Kansas City Monarchs, O'Neil witnessed the heyday of the Negro leagues and their ultimate demise. \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eI Was Right on Time, \u003c\/i\u003e he charmingly recalls his days as a ballplayer and as an African-American in a racially divided country. Whether he's telling of his barnstorming days with the likes of Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson or the day in 1962 when he became the first African-American coach in the major leagues, O'Neil takes us on a trip not only through baseball's past but through America's as well.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51272357609695,"sku":"9780684832470","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/OVi6pd4G9c9780684832470.webp?v=1787813505"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/david-conrads.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}