Don't shed any tears. You think about this: Here I am, the grandson of a slave. And here the whole world was excited about whether I was going into the Hall of Fame or not. We've come a long ways. - Buck O'Neil Quotes
Don't shed any tears. You think about this: Here I am, the grandson of a slave. And here the whole world was excited about whether I was going into the Hall of Fame or not. We've come a long ways. Buck O'Neil
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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 Quotes

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.

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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. - Buck O'Neil Quotes

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. - Buck O'Neil Quotes

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 Quotes

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

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He was a competitor, - Buck O'Neil Quotes

He was a competitor,

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It turned out better actually than I thought it would, you know. This is outstanding. - Buck O'Neil Quotes

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

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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 Quotes

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.

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 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. - Buck O'Neil Quotes

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 Quotes

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.

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He was wonderful and kind, always insisting on gentlemanly behavior and a good suit. - Buck O'Neil Quotes

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

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