Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award

The Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award is an award presented by the National Baseball Hall of Fame not more than once every three years to honor an individual who enhances baseball's positive image on society, who broadens the game's appeal, and whose integrity and dignity are comparable to the namesake of the award, John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil.[1][2] There have been four recipients of the award since its inception in 2008, with a fifth announced for 2020.

History

In 2008, the Hall of Fame dedicated a life-size bronze statue of O'Neil near the entrance of its museum. With the statue are a list of recipients of the award and a plaque that summarizes O'Neil's contributions to the game of baseball.[1][3][2][4] A smaller statue is given to each honoree at the induction ceremony during Hall of Fame Weekend.[1]

Awardees
Year Honoree Refs
2008 Buck O'Neil [5][3][2]
2011 Roland Hemond [6][7][8][9][10]
2014 Joe Garagiola [11]
2017 Rachel Robinson [12]
2020 David Montgomery [13]

See also

References
  1. Buck O'Neil Award. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum official website. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  2. Shea, John (October 25, 2007). "O'Doul may get his day". SFGate.com (San Francisco Chronicle). Hearst Communications Inc. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  3. "Buck O'Neil honored with lifetime achievement award". ESPN.com. Associated Press. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  4. Bloom, Barry M. (July 25, 2008). "Statue of Buck O'Neil unveiled at Hall: Negro Leagues great also receives eponymous award". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  5. 2008 Buck O'Neil Award Winner Buck O'Neil Archived October 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum official website. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  6. Drellich, Evan (July 23, 2011). "Pioneering executive Hemond gets top honor: Front-office fixture receives lifetime achievement award". MLB.com. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
  7. Rogers, Phil (July 24, 2011). "Hall honors longtime exec Hemond: Legendary former Sox GM gets Lifetime Achievement Award". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
  8. Genetti, Dominic (July 23, 2011). "Hemond enters Hall of Fame today". Hannibal (Mo.) Courier-Post. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-25. (with video interview)
  9. Bloom, Barry M. (July 22, 2011). "Good-guy Hemond worthy of O'Neil Award". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  10. Bloom, Barry M. (February 22, 2011). "Hemond to receive O'Neil Award from Hall: Longtime executive will be honored July 23 in Cooperstown". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  11. "Joe Garagiola Named Buck O'Neil Award Winner" (Press release). National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. December 4, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  12. "Rachel Robinson to receive Buck O'Neil Award for foundation work". ESPN.com. Associated Press. May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  13. "David Montgomery Named Buck O'Neil Award Winner" (Press release). National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.


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