JEFFERSON CITY — Nearly six years after narrowly missing induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, the late and beloved Negro Leagues ambassador John "Buck" O'Neil was inducted Monday into the Hall of Famous Missourians.
UPDATE: Buck O'Neil honored at Capitol as a famous Missourian
Monday, February 27, 2012 | 9:54 p.m. CST
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