Buck O'Neil's life will be celebrated this Saturday (October 14th, 2006) at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City at 5:00 p.m. (The doors will open at 4 p.m.)
This great first baseman was full of good will and love of the game. Baseball in the early days was not easy for a black man to break into. But Buck O'Neil was able to do that AND even become a scout and a coach for the Chicago Cubs!
You can find information about Buck O'Neil using the Kansas Library Card databases! Search in the InfoTrac and FirstSearch databases using his name. You will find full-text articles from magazines and newspapers along with other sources.
Kansas and Missouri may have lost their "grandfather," but we can all celebrate his life.
About Me
- Sherry Backhus
- Emporia, Kansas
- The picture is of my first balloon flight which was certainly a thrill! I researched balloon flight safety before I went and was glad that I did. I have my MLS from Emporia State University and have been part of the Kansas library community for more than thirty years now. During that time I have worked at KU and ESU, I have attended many Tri-Conferences and held leadership positions in several sections and roundtables. I honestly believe that librarians (especially Kansas librarians) are at the forefront of accepting and using technology to our communities' advantage. Yea US!