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.

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.

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

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:

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.

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

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.