The Hall of Fame weekend was a few weeks ago and as you well know Buck O’Neil was finally inducted. It was an honor that was well deserved and also long overdue. Do you know how many Hall of Fame inductees had ties with the Royals? It’s kind of a surprising number. There are many others who have ties to Kansas City baseball, either through the Monarchs or the Athletics. Immortal names such as Satchel Paige, Enos Slaughter, Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Bullet Rogan, Hilton Smith, Dick Williams and of course Buck, just to name a few.
One of the inductees with ties to the Royals is Harmon Killebrew.