Halley Harding

Halley Harding
Halley Harding
	Shortstop
	Born: November 13, 1904; Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
	Died: April 1, 1967 (aged 62); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
	Batted: Both Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1926, for the Indianapolis ABCs
Last appearance
	1937, for the Philadelphia Stars
	Stats at Baseball Reference
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.

Quick Facts Negro league baseball debut, Last appearance ...

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.

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