Sunday, October 08, 2006

KC legend, Buck O'Neil

This quote of Buck O'Neil from Wikipedia almost made me tear up.

After hearing that he had not been elected to the Hall at age 94, O'Neil spoke to about 200 well-wishers who had gathered to celebrate, but instead stood hushed and solemn, telling the crowd:

"God's been good to me. They didn't think Buck was good enough to be in the Hall of Fame. That's the way they thought about it and that's the way it is, so we're going to live with that. Now, if I'm a Hall of Famer for you, that's all right with me. Just keep loving old Buck. Don't weep for Buck. No, man, be happy, be thankful."

1 comment:

  1. I agree Buck was a one of a kind. A Larger than Life Human Being...

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