National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Weekend in Cooperstown
Dr. Angela Owen-Terry (L) and Sally Griffin get a closer look at the staue of their uncle John J. "Buck" O'Neil during an unveiling ceremony at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York on July 25, 2008. O'Neil was a player in the Negro Leagues and died in October 2006. The statue unveiling is part of the new John J. "Buck" O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)
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