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Buck O'neil passes on

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Buck O'Neil, a batting champion in the Negro Leagues before becoming the first black to serve as a major league coach, has died. He was 94.

The beloved national figure as the unofficial goodwill spokesman for the Negro Leagues died Friday night in a Kansas City hospital, eight months after he fell one vote short of the Hall of Fame.

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That's too bad, but he did live a long full life.  You're a Hall of Famer in my mind Buck.

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The Ambassador for the Negro Leagues
and he outlived them by decades.

Buck lives forever.

by Gomez on Oct 7, 2006 11:01 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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