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  BUCK O'NEIL

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"There's nobody more beloved in baseball than Buck O'Neil. He's been anywhere and everywhere to share the stories of the Negro Leagues and their successes." -  Jeff Idelson, vice president of communications at the Baseball Hall of Fame.

"Buck O’Neil was one of the greatest ambassadors baseball has ever known. He was a giant of a man whose wisdom, kindness and generosity of spirit will live on forever in all those whom he touched and who touched him." —  Jane Forbes Clark, Baseball Hall of Fame Chairman of the Board

"I'm a big fan of Buck O'Neil. He is a charismatic figure who, throughout his life, has been a wonderful promoter of our great game. He is a true baseball legend. He should be in the Hall of Fame. As far as I'm concerned, he is a Hall of Famer." – Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig.