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Aaron Elton Pointer (born April 19, 1942) is an American retired professional baseball player. He played for the Houston Colt .45s/Astros in 1963 and again in 1966–1967. After his baseball career, he was a National Football League official. He is also known for being the brother of the four sisters who form the Pointer Sisters singing group. Pointer is the eldest of six children of Rev. Elton and Sarah Elizabeth Pointer, pastors at the West Oakland Church of God. 

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 1959–1960 team. He went to the University of San Francisco on a full basketball scholarship. 

In 1961, Pointer signed with Houston, a National League expansion team set to begin major league play the following season. In his debut 1961 campaign, Pointer became the last player to bat over .400 in a full summer season of organized professional baseball in the United States and Canada. He played for the Class D Salisbury Braves of the Western Carolinas League, and for the Triple-A Houston Buffs of the American Association. He batted .402 with 132 total hits. He led the Western Carolinas circuit in runs and batting average and was named MVP and an All-Star.

Pointer made his debut in the major leagues during the last week of the 1963 season, appearing in two games for the Colt .45s, then spent the entirety of the 1964 and1965 and most of 1966 and 1967 in the minor leagues. He did play 38 games for the renamed Astros. Over three seasons, Pointer had a .208 batting average and was traded to the Chicago Cubs during the 1968 season, but was transferred to the minor leagues and played internationally before retiring. 

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.

From 1978 to 1987, Pointer officiated for the Pacific-10 Conference, eventually becoming a head linesman. He is also the first African American referee in the Pac-10. In 1987, Pointer joined the NFL as a head linesman wearing uniform number 79. He retired from the NFL after the 2003 season, but he continued to serve as an observer.

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, and serves on the Executive Board of the Tacoma Athletic Commission. In June 2008, Pointer was inducted into the Tacoma Hall of Fame.