Buck O'Neil has Died

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Posted By: Rhys

When I was 18 years old and getting ready to go to the Philippines for 2 years on an LDS mission, I set up at the old Boston Peabody card shows to try and raise some money for my endeaver. Buck O'Niell was signing autographs that day in 1995 and took an interrest in how young I was as a dealer with such old material. He spent at least 20 minutes talking to me about everything from Rube Foster, to Jackie Robinson to Ken Griffey Jr. It was the first time a professional athlete or celebrity had taken their time out to be a true gentleman and a nice guy that I had experienced in my life. I will take always remember that conversation and it explains why the Hall of Fame should be more about achievement than stats as very few baseball men have achieved as much as Buck did in the course of their life.