The Negro Leagues baseball legend Buck O'Neil died this morning at the age of 94, after a long and wonderful life as a baseball player, coach, and ambassador of the game.
O'Neil, outrageously, was not voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this year, when a special committee of historians was chosen to comb Negro League history and select worthy inductees. But he did give a rousing speech at the induction regardless. O'Neil will be remembered by all who cared about baseball.
Posted by Stephen Silver at October 7, 2006 04:11 PM