Bottom Line: The Star's Sam Mellinger has written an excellent update on the Buck O'Neil induction. 07-25-2008
Hall of Fame finds a place of honor for O�Neil, but resentment lingers By SAM MELLINGER The Kansas City Star, 7/25 COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. | You�ll see it almost immediately. Walk in the front door of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, pay the admission fee and look straight ahead. There he is, Buck O�Neil � a life-size statue of him. Bronze, 6 feet tall, dressed to the nines in a suit and tie, holding a Monarchs cap. He�s smiling, of course. The statue will be unveiled today, with Warren O�Neil receiving an award named in his brother�s honor at Sunday�s Hall of Fame induction ceremony. It�s the best that baseball and the hall can do after leaving O�Neil out of a special 2006 induction class of Negro Leaguers. Link to article: http://www.kansascity.com/637/story/719540.html
07-21-2008 BUCK O'NEIL HONORED BY HOF THIS MONTH Long-time friend, photographer and school administrator Jim Gill is sending a note and photos of Buck O'Neil to friends to remind them the Kansas City icon will be recognized during special ceremonies at the National Hall of Fame in Cooperstown the weekend of July 25-27. "...The (HOF) directors have chosen to recognize him as the initial recipient of the "Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award," writes Gill. "A statue of Mr. O'Neil will be dedicated during the ceremonies. "...I sincerely believe that because of this very special award and its enduring significance, that millions more people from throughout the world will henceforth get to know John J. O'Neil, Jr., a remarkable gift of God to mankind who served as a tremendous inspiration to all who met him and as a mentor for thousands of persons, young and "old" alike."
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