Buck O'Neil's baseball journey was a winding odyssey from playing in the Negro American League to scouting and coaching in Major League Baseball, followed by decades of dedication to telling the story of the Negro Leagues to the masses and creating a legacy that lives on to this day. On Sunday, that journey reached a new, much-deserved destination: the Baseball Hall of Fame.
O'Neil was one of six inductees announced on Sunday, all voted in by the Hall's Golden Days and Early Baseball Era Committee. Joining him in the class of 2022 are Gil Hodges, Jim Kaat, Minnie Miñoso, Tony Oliva and Bud Fowler.