Buck O’Neil had his day in the sun.
Then again, when did it ever feel like anything but a sunny day when you were around baseball’s greatest ambassador?
O’Neil was enshrined in Baseball Hall of Fame. On Sunday, and Star columnist Vahe Gregorian was on hand to cover the event. On today’s show you’ll hear a conversation between Gregorian and filmmaker Ken Burns, whose 1994 documentary mini-series “Baseball” thrust O’Neil into the national spotlight.
You’ll also hear a conversation between Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro League’s Baseball Museum in Kansas City–founded by Buck O’Neil–and former Star columnists Joe Posnanski. Poz worked with O’Neil on the book, “The Soul of Baseball,” as they traveled the nation and spoke with former Negro Leagues players.
Story links:
It’s official at long last: Buck O’Neil takes his place at Hall of Fame in Cooperstown
https://www.kansascity.com/sports/article263784343.html
From Old Slave Mart in Charleston to Cooperstown, Buck O’Neil’s induction resonates
https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/vahe-gregorian/article263781718.html
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