Buck O'Neil

American Hall of Fame baseball player & manager (1911–2006)
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Buck O'Neil

Summary

Buck O'Neil is a human[1]. His place of birth was Carrabelle[2]. He was born on November 13, 1911[3]. He passed away in Kansas City[4]. He died on October 6, 2006[5]. He worked as a baseball player[6] and baseball manager[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,278 views/month, #7,112 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Buck O'Neil's place of birth was Carrabelle[2].
  • Buck O'Neil passed away in Kansas City[4].
  • Buck O'Neil was born on November 13, 1911[3].
  • Buck O'Neil died on October 6, 2006[5].
  • Burial took place at Forest Hill Cemetery[9].
  • Buck O'Neil held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Buck O'Neil worked as a baseball player[6].
  • Buck O'Neil worked as a baseball manager[7].
  • Buck O'Neil's education included a stint at Edward Waters College[11].
  • Buck O'Neil received the Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award[12].
  • Buck O'Neil received the Presidential Medal of Freedom[13].
  • Buck O'Neil is recorded as male[14].
  • Buck O'Neil's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Buck O'Neil's member of sports team is recorded as Kansas City Monarchs[16].
  • Buck O'Neil's Commons category is recorded as Buck O'Neil[17].
  • Buck O'Neil's position played on team / speciality is recorded as first baseman[18].
  • The cause of death was tumor of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues[19].
  • The cause of death was heart failure[20].
  • Buck O'Neil was part of the conflict World War II[21].
  • Buck O'Neil's sport is recorded as baseball[22].
  • Buck O'Neil's family name is recorded as O'Neil[23].
  • Buck O'Neil's given name is recorded as John[24].
  • Buck O'Neil's given name is recorded as Jordan[25].
  • Buck O'Neil's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[26].
  • Buck O'Neil's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Buck'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1911-11-13[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2006-10-06[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 48794e39-ec58-4e90-b150-b143369d288b[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Buck O'Neil was born in Carrabelle[2]. He was born on November 13, 1911[3].

Education

Buck O'Neil's education included a stint at Edward Waters College[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include baseball player[6] and baseball manager[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award[12], an award[33], founded in 2008[34] and Presidential Medal of Freedom[13], an award[35], in United States[36], founded in 1963[37].

Death and Burial

Buck O'Neil died on October 6, 2006[5]. He passed away in Kansas City[4]. Recorded cause of death include tumor of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues[19] and heart failure[20]. Burial took place at Forest Hill Cemetery[9].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Buck O'Neil include Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award[38], an award[39], founded in 2008[40].

Why It Matters

Buck O'Neil ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,278 views/month, #7,112 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41]

Entities named for him include Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award[38], an award[39], founded in 2008[40].

FAQs

Where was Buck O'Neil born?

Buck O'Neil was born in Carrabelle[2].

Where did Buck O'Neil die?

Buck O'Neil died in Kansas City[4].

What did Buck O'Neil do for work?

Buck O'Neil worked as baseball player[6] and baseball manager[7].

Where did Buck O'Neil go to school?

Buck O'Neil was educated at Edward Waters College[11].

What awards did Buck O'Neil receive?

Honors received include Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award[12] and Presidential Medal of Freedom[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . baseball-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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