Aaron Pointer

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Aaron Elton Pointer (born April 19, 1942) is an American retired

Pointer Sisters singing group.[1]

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.[1][2][3]

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.[4][1]

Baseball career

In 1961, Pointer signed with Houston, a

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.[8]

Pointer made his debut in the major leagues during the last week of the

Fukuoka, Japan after the 1969 season. Pointer played three seasons in Japan from 1970 to 1972. He also played in Venezuela before retiring.[4][9]

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.[4][9][10]

From 1978 to 1987, Pointer officiated for the

African American referee in the Pac-10.[1] In 1987, Pointer joined the National Football League as a head linesman wearing uniform number 79.[1] He retired from the NFL after the 2003 season, but he continues to serve as a game-day observer for the NFL.[4][11] He once worked a game in Los Angeles where his sisters sang the national anthem before kickoff.[1]

Pointer retired from Pierce County Parks and Recreation in 2000 after 29 years. He currently serves as president of the Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma board of commissioners, after being appointed to fill a vacancy in 2001.[1] He also serves on the Executive Board of the Tacoma Athletic Commission.[10][12]

In June 2008, Pointer was inducted into the Tacoma Hall of Fame.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Verducci, Tom (August 8, 2019). "The Hard, Historic Roads That Lead to Baseball's Magic Number: .400". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Aaron Pointer Baseball Stats. Baseball Almanac. Retrieved on 2008-06-09.
  3. ^ "JUNE POINTER", The Independent, April 14, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-07-11.
  4. ^ a b c d e Greg Bishop. "Aaron Pointer is a man for all seasons", The Seattle Times, April 16, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-07-11.
  5. ^ a b Jeff Faraudo. "44 YEARS LATER, .400 MARK SAFE, Oakland Tribune, August 30, 2005. Retrieved on 2008-07-11.
  6. ^ Scott Boeck. "Minor leaguer eyes elusive .400", USA Today, August 25, 2005. Retrieved on 2008-07-11.
  7. ^ Manny Randhawa. "Tracking Vlad Jr.'s quest for a .400 season", MLB.com, August 14, 2018. Retrieved on 2018-08-14.
  8. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6
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  9. ^ a b Charles Aikens. "Aaron Pointer To Retire From Tacoma Recreation", Oakland Post, November 12, 2000 (via HighBeam)
  10. ^ a b "Pierce County: Metropolitan Park District board picks new commissioner", The News Tribune, April 8, 2001. (Newsbank).
  11. ^ John Boyle. "Upon further review, it's time to move on", The Seattle Times, February 10, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-07-11.
  12. ^ Tacoma Athletic Commission Executive Board Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2008-07-11.
  13. ^ John McGrath. "Tacoma hall of fame to enshrine Renaissance man, 92[permanent dead link], The News Tribune, June 2, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-07-11.

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