Paul O'Neill is the latest Reds great to weigh in on Pete Rose's death and the Hall of Fame. O'Neill talked with Marshall Kramsky of WCPO 9. He made it clear that he always thought Rose should be in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Pete Rose was at a sports card show in Franklin, Tennessee, near Nashville on Sunday interacting with many of his fans before he died Monday.

But the christening of Rose as "Charlie Hustle" was anything but complimentary. In a spring training game against New York that year, Rose bunted for a single, much to the amusement of Yankee's great Mickey Mantle and teammate Whitey Ford. From O'Brien's book:

Rose grew up just 7 miles from where Great American Ball Park now stands. On Monday, fans paid tribute at his statue.

Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose has died, according to reports from ABC and TMZ. The Cincinnati native who attended Western Hills High School and spent most of his career with the Reds died at the age of 83, our news partners at WCPO reported.

Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose died Monday. He was 83. After reaching the pinnacle of the sport he loved, Rose was banned from baseball in 1989 for gambling while manager of his hometown Reds. That came just four years after Rose had broken Ty Cobb’s hit record, a mark that still stands. He is MLB's all-time hits leader with 4,256.

Following news of Pete Rose's death, many in sports and media paid tribute to baseball's all-time hits leader online.

News Center 7′s Taylor Robertson spoke with a familiar face who spoke to Rose just days before his death. Hear from him LIVE on News Center 7 at 11. John Condit is WHIO-TV’s Director of Sales, but for years he was a sportscaster for News Center 7. He talked face-to-face with Rose just 10 days before his death.

Pete Rose, one of the most recognizable figures in professional baseball during the 20th century, has died at the age of 83. TMZ shared a confirmation from Rose’s agent, Ryan Fiterman, late Monday afternoon that the 17-time MLB All-Star and iconic Cincinnati Reds player and manager had died at his home in Las Vegas.