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Buck OâNeil, Negro Leagues Pioneer, Is Dead at 94. Buck OâNeil, a star first baseman and manager in the Negro leagues and a pioneering scout and coach in the major leagues who devoted the final decade of his life to chronicling the lost world of black baseball, died last night in Kansas City, Mo. He was 94.
Character List. 1  Buck - A powerful dog, half St. Bernard and half sheepdog, who is stolen from a California estate and sold as a sled dog in the Arctic. 2  John Thornton - Buckâs final master, a gold hunter experienced in the ways of the Klondike. 3  Spitz - Buckâs archrival and the original leader of Francoisâs dog team.