| Halley Harding | |
| Position: | Shortstop |
| Birth Date: | November 13, 1904 |
| Birth Place: | Wichita, Kansas |
| Death Place: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Bats: | Both |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
| Debutyear: | 1926 |
| Debutteam: | Indianapolis ABCs |
| Finalyear: | 1937 |
| Finalteam: | Philadelphia Stars |
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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.
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