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.

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.