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Good arm, line-drive-type hitter, but a good friend of mine. A good friend of mine because he started with the Monarchs in '37 and I got there in '38.

Buck O'Neil

 

It's just a few of us left, especially the old-timers. The guys after Jackie Robinson, we got quite a few of those left. But the guys before Jackie Robinson, there's very few of us left.

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somewhere in the Northwest.

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Don't be so hard on him, ... Maybe he's got a young boy of his own at home.

Buck O'Neil

 Home

He was a competitor,

Buck O'Neil

 Competitor

It turned out better actually than I thought it would, you know. This is outstanding.

Buck O'Neil

 

A lot about the game has changed, and thankfully, much of it is for the better. There is still work to do, but today we have a Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, we have black owners, managers and executives of teams...and look what Nike has done! The Untold Truth Collection represents more than a jersey or a pair of sneakers. It represents our lives, our story, our legacy.

Buck O'Neil

 Work

It would mean a lot for us to go in together. J. L. Wilkinson was an outstanding human being. He was like a father to me.

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He was simply a man ahead of his time. He was the second of two men I knew who never had any prejudice. There was my father and then there was J. L. Wilkinson.

Buck O'Neil

 Man

He was wonderful and kind, always insisting on gentlemanly behavior and a good suit.

Buck O'Neil

 Behavior