Obviously, aside from the machine assisted signatures in the late 80's, he was unable to sign autographs post-accident. Perhaps the wording your friend used was misleading? It's common for authenticators to say that a signature can't be certified when it is a known secretarial signature. I think I'm correct in saying that his wife did the majority of his signing for him, even for other players at the annual Induction Ceremony that he commonly attended. He would eventually work himself back to partial use of his hands, but signing autographs were outside of his ability or were just simply embarrasssing.
I'm sure that any of the reputable authenticators would certify a genuine pre-1958 Campy.
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