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Buck O'Neil
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American Hall of Fame baseball player & manager (1911–2006)
OverviewAI-generated
John "Buck" O'Neil was an American baseball player and manager. He competed as a first baseman for the United States. His career included participation in World War II.
O'Neil was born in Carrabelle in 1911 and died in Kansas City in 2006. His death resulted from a tumor of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues and heart failure, classified as natural causes. He was a male citizen of the United States.
He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This award is recognized in the Presidential Medal Of Freedom collection.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Carrabelle
- Place of death
- Kansas City
- Occupation
- baseball manager
- Sport
- baseball
- Position played
- first baseman
- Country for sport
- United States
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Buck O'Neil.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- cause of death
- heart failure
- date of birth
- 1911-11-13
- date of death
- 2006-12-07
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Buck O'Neil
- nickname
- Buck
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