Harold Hair

Harold O. "Buster" Hair (May 29, 1932 – April 21, 2025) was American professional third baseman and shortstop who played in the Negro leagues in the 1950s. Playing for the Birmingham Black Barons and Kansas City Monarchs during his baseball career, Hair was an above-average contact hitter whose best season came in 1958 with the Monarchs.

Early life Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Hair worked as a bat boy for the Jacksonville Red Caps as a kid. Hair attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, and played on four consecutive championship-winning teams. He finished his senior year as captain of the team and went on to earn a master's degree in Education at the University of Florida.

Professional career In 1953, Hair signed with Birmingham Barons and, as a rookie, he was invited to the East-West All-Star Game. His baseball career was interrupted in 1954 by obligations to the military. Afterwards, Hair joined the Kansas City Monarchs, a team he played with for four years. (some reports, including from Hill himself, say he hit .355,

Honors and awards North Carolina A&T Hall of Fame (1996)