Royals Tribute to Buck O'Neil

**gblowfish** · 10-06-2016, 03:39 PM

The Royals website mentions that today is the ten year anniversary of Buck O'Neil's passing. Hard to believe it's been ten years.

I met Buck outside the Negro League's Baseball Museum by accident one Saturday morning. My good pal Vince was in KC visiting; the Cards were in town and he grew up a Cardinals fan. So we were going to the game that night. When I picked him up from the airport we had some time to kill, so we went down to 18th and Vine. We were going to do the museum, then go over to Bryant's BBQ for lunch.

When we were walking in, Buck was walking out. I recognized him, and said something like "HOLY MOLEY....Hi Buck!!!" He shook our hands, and autographed Vince's game ticket for him. He was a gentleman, and super cool.

He passed a couple years after that.

Did any of you have any Buck O'Neil stories?

10-06-2016, 03:39 PM	Topic Starter
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $16886178 VARSITY	Tribute to Buck O'Neil The Royals website mentions that today is the ten year anniversary of Buck O'Neil's passing. Hard to believe it's been ten years. I met Buck outside the Negro League's Baseball Museum by accident one Saturday morning. My good pal Vince was in KC visiting; the Cards were in town and he grew up a Cardinals fan. So we were going to the game that night. When I picked him up from the airport we had some time to kill, so we went down to 18th and Vine. We were going to do the museum, then go over to Bryant's BBQ for lunch. When we were walking in, Buck was walking out. I recognized him, and said something like "HOLY MOLEY....Hi Buck!!!" He shook our hands, and autographed Vince's game ticket for him. He was a gentleman, and super cool. He passed a couple years after that. Did any of you have any Buck O'Neil stories?
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