Aaron Pointer

Aaron Elton Pointer (born April 19, 1942) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in the major leagues for the Houston Colt .45s/Astros in and again in –. After his baseball career, he was a National Football League official. He is also known for being the brother of the four sisters who form the Pointer Sisters singing group.

Biography

Early life Pointer is the eldest of six children of Rev. Elton and Sarah Elizabeth Pointer, pastors at the West Oakland Church of God. He is the older brother of Fritz Pointer, a college professor and author, and older brother of Ruth, Anita, Bonnie, and June Pointer of the Pointer Sisters.

Aaron Pointer grew up in West Oakland, California, and attended McClymonds High School, where he became student body president. At McCymonds, Pointer was active in sports. Along with two future NBA players, Paul Silas (Pointer's cousin) and Joe Ellis, he played with McClymonds High's unbeaten 1959–60 team. He went to the University of San Francisco on a full basketball scholarship. At USF, he met his wife, Leona. Playing in 93 games for the Class D Salisbury Braves of the Western Carolinas League and four games for the Triple-A Houston Buffs of the American Association, he batted .402 with 132 total hits. He led the Western Carolinas circuit in runs and batting average, and was named Most Valuable Player and an All-Star.

Pointer made his debut in the major leagues during the last week of the season, appearing in two games for the Colt .45s, then spent the entirety of the 1964 and 1965 seasons in Houston's minor league system, as well as most of the 1966 and 1967 seasons. He did play 38 games for the renamed Astros in and . Over three seasons, Pointer had a .208 batting average with two home runs and 15 runs batted in.

After baseball After retiring from baseball, Pointer settled in Tacoma, Washington, in 1973 and worked for Pierce County Parks and Recreation, scheduling and supervising athletic activities. He began officiating football games at the recreational level and later at the high school and college level. He once worked a game in Los Angeles where his sisters sang the national anthem before kickoff.

In June 2008, Pointer was inducted into the Tacoma Hall of Fame.