Induct Buck O'Neil into Baseball's Hall of Fame
On July 30th, 2006, seventeen Negro League legends, all deceased, will be inducted to the Hall of Fame. The eighteenth should be the man who made their names known to us, and for 70 years, has been ba... continue reading »
"I won't visit a baseball "HOF" w/o Buck O'Neil"
"Commissioner in Kentucky"
"IJ'm shocked almost beyond belief that Buck O'Neil was overlooked by the committee. What could they be thinking?"
"Put him in already!!"
"Please Re-consider"
"An awesome man, ambassador to the game, and a Hall of Fame Player and Manager. A Hall without him will never be complete."
"Can you say travesty?"
"A true gentleman, his eloquence in recounting the history of the Negroe League and baseball in general qualifies him as a historian of the game. As a spokesman for the National Pastime, Mr. O'Neil ranks among the best."
"This man needs to be in the hall of fame!"
"He deserves it, just do it"
"he is the best and one of the greatest."
"I can't think of anyone else who has dedicated his life to the game of baseball as has Buck O'Neil."
"go buck!!"
"Thanks for your wise words in an otherwise unwise world. We'll get ya in there sooner or later. Stay safe."
"There is no better ambassador, historian, and hero for baseball - we sorely need to honor Buck!"
"Even if you totally ignore his time playing baseball, Buck O'Neil deserves to be enshrined based solely on his role as an ambassador of baseball and of Negro League baseball in specific."
"His overall contribution to baseball has earned this honor!"
