The home of one of baseball’s greatest ambassadors is up for sale.
When Buck O’Neil died last fall, he left behind friends, fans and a small house on Kansas City’s east side.
The house at 3049 E. 32nd St. is listed for $26,500. A real estate agent said it needs about $15,000 worth of repairs, but the buyer would be getting a bit of history. “It’s not in great condition. It needs a roof. It needs some other repairs. It’s charming on the inside. It has two full baths, two half-baths. There’s a dressing room off the master bedroom upstairs,” said W. D. Hall with EXIT Realty Heartland.
KMBC’s Bev Chapman reported that friends said the house is exactly the kind of place the humble and generous O’Neil would buy. It’s a modest, two-story house where he lived with his wife in the ’40s.
“He just lived simply. The most extravagant thing was his clothes — he had a ton of clothes,” said friend Ron Miller, who met O’Neil at Bethel A.M.E. Church.
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum has most of O’Neil’s most valuable memorabilia.
The Baseball Hall of Fame will honor O’Neil this year with a lifetime achievement award at Cooperstown.
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