Buck O'Neil

Buck O'Neil's posthumous induction to the National Baseball Hall of Fame yesterday was a momentous occasion, as the player-turned-coach's legacy is now immortalized in bronze. O'Neil, who was one of the finest players in Negro Leagues history, was also the first Black member of any Major League Baseball Club's coaching staff, after joining the Chicago Cubs as a coach in 1962. O'Neil's legacy is inseparable from that of the Negro Leagues, and O'Neil's knack for storytelling helped preserve the stories and legacies of scores of Black Baseball players.