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Posted By: Chad

I can't thing of anything else to say. He should have been in the majors and he should have been the first black manager and a lot of other things he should have been able to do but he preservered and was a great man anyway. While it's sad the Hall opened its doors for Effa Manley and Alex Pompez instead of Buck, it must have been a great thrill that Andy Cooper, Willard Brown and Wilkinson and the others were elected and it must have been gratifying to know it never would have happened without him. The Negro Leagues are perhaps more a part of the American consciousness now than when they actually existed and white boys like me owe Buck a great debt of gratitude for helping to educate us. Thanks, Buck, we'll miss you.

--Chad