Here's what some local bloggers had to say about it, I find this stuff a lot more poignant than the bevy of pre written MSM obituaries:
Happy in Bag: "I took this photograph on January 8, and I wrote about the message he delivered that day here."
Thanks for everything Buck
Buck O'Neil a loved KC Icon who faced racism.
Buck O'Neil. Honorary Irishman of the Year for the 2006 KC St Patrick's Day Parade. O'Neil. An Irish name. From an Irish slave-owner.
Hopefully now, at least, the powers that be with the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame can do what they couldn't be bothered to do during his life: put Buck O'Neil in the Hall of Fame.
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ReplyDeleteA class act to the end. Rest in Peace, Buck.
ReplyDeleteR.I.P. Buck we will miss you
ReplyDeleteKC STAR PANICS AS STEVE PENN NEEDS SOMETHING NEW TO WRITE ABOUT
ReplyDeletemy main nigga on the trigger Buck O'Neil is plying the game in that big baseball park in the sky
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