Halley Harding

Halley Harding
Halley Harding
	Shortstop
	Born: November 13, 1904; Wichita, Kansas
	Died: April 1, 1967 (aged 62); Chicago, Illinois
	Batted: Both Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1926, for the Indianapolis ABCs
Last appearance
	1937, for the Philadelphia Stars
Teams
	Indianapolis ABCs (1926); Detroit Stars (1927–1928); Kansas City Monarchs (1928–1930); Baltimore Black Sox (1931); Chicago Columbia Giants (1931); Philadelphia Stars (1937);

William Claire Halley Harding (November 13, 1904 – April 1, 1967) was an American Negro league shortstop from 1926 to 1937.

A native of Wichita, Kansas, Harding attended Knox College and Wilberforce University, where he was a standout football quarterback and punter.^[1] He played professional basketball for the Harlem Rens,^[2] and made his Negro league baseball debut in 1926 for the Indianapolis ABCs.^[3]

Following his baseball career, Harding worked as a sportswriter and editor for the Los Angeles Tribune and the Los Angeles Sentinel, and was a leading voice in advocating for the integration of the Los Angeles Rams and the National Football League.^[4]^[5]^[6] He died in Chicago, Illinois in 1967 at age 62.

References

^ Gary Ashwill (February 12, 2013). "Halley Harding". Agate Type. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^ "Halley Harding". African American Registry. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^ "Halley Harding". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^ Charles Hallman (March 8, 2017). "Halley Harding, a trailblazing sportswriter". Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^ Nathan Fenno (January 28, 2017). "How the media helped overturn the NFL's unwritten ban on black players". latimes.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^ Barney Brantingham (February 18, 2016). "The Man Who Integrated the Rams: Before Baseball, Halley Harding Pushed the NFL to Break the Color Barrier". independent.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

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