On the wall of the Buck O'Neil Education and Research Center (former Paseo YMCA) in the 18th & Vine Historic Jazz District, the Buck O’Neil Mural (by Alexander Austin) pays homage to the players who paved the way for so many of today’s athletes. Created in 2010, the mural near the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum memorializes O’Neil and the Kansas City Monarchs, who were not only champions of the integration of baseball, but also leaders toward the path of racial equality. Austin transformed the blank side of the historic Paseo YMCA with not only a bigger than life image of Buck O’Neil but also a 25’ x50’ mural of three Negro Leagues players in a dugout and seven images of legendary Kansas City Monarchs, chosen by Gates, who played in the Majors. These remarkable players include Ernie Banks, Willard Brown, Elston Howard, Buck O’Neil, Satchel Paige, Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson and Hank Thompson.