Former Negro Leaguer O'Neil dies

[King Felix]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Buck O'Neil, a batting champion in the Negro Leagues before becoming the first black to serve as a major league coach, has died. He was 94.

The beloved national figure as the unofficial goodwill spokesman for the Negro Leagues died Friday night in a Kansas City hospital, eight months after he fell one vote short of the Hall of Fame.



http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2615960

 

[305TillIDie]

aw man..I saw his interview the other day about baseball back in the days...R.I.P Buck

Get him in the H.O.F..he deserves it

 

[King Felix]

O'Neil was the first black coach in the majors and also the oldest man ever to play in a pro baseball game.