Kansas City Legend Buck O'Neil Finally Earns Hall Of Fame Honor

Here just a bit of good news that benefits Kansas City and our culture . . .

The basics of the posthumous tribute . .

"Sixteen years after his death, the former Monarch legend’s name, and memories of his personality and wisdom, are still being passed along in Kansas City. The ceremony is set for this weekend in Cooperstown, New York."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

'At long last,' Kansas City legend Buck O'Neil will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick still remembers the day in 2006 when John "Buck" O'Neil, surrounded by fans and community leaders, learned he had fallen one vote short of entering the National Baseball Hall of Fame.