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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-09-06 05:28 PM
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Baseball pioneer Buck O'Neill dead at 94...
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ComerPerro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-09-06 11:51 PM
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1. I read in the KC Star that he was credited
with discovering Lou Brock and Ernie Banks, among others...
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chieftain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-22-07 09:57 PM
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2. Buck was a wonderful human being as well as a great
baseball man. The Royals have honored him by reserving the seat that he sat in at every KC game for someone who has displayed the same commitment to community and racial harmony that was Buck's trademark.He was the driving force in creating the Negro Hall of Fame. All that said, he was a delight as a person.
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