Buck O'Neill - Cooperstown : 2022

At Cooperstown, one little red button that reads "Here for Buck" has been selling big as KC legend Buck O’Neil is finally inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. "It’s just a long time coming," said William Peeples, founder and maker at Huntington Baseball Co., who has been making the buttons.

KMBC 9 News – Jackson Kurtz 2022-July-22

 

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John "Buck" O'Neil - Kansas City Monarchs 1937-1955, Memphis Red Sox. 1942 NL American Title,Negro World Series. 1940, 1946 Batting Title.Played in East-West All-Star Classic 1942, 1943, 1949, managed West 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955.
Led Monarchs to league titles 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953.
First black coach in the majors with the Chicago Cubs 1962, had scouted for the cubs since 1956.