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Originally Posted by BearBailey
Who wouldn’t want a Card owned by a former player nick named the meat hook. It wouldn’t matter to me who owned the card,but the first National in Baltimore when he displayed his collection I happened to walk over back to back mornings from the Hilton to the convention center with him and He couldn’t have been a nicer guy to talk with, he made sure I brought my sons by on the free kids day to get a picture.
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Definitely one who flew under the radar in terms of being one of the “good guys” of the game. Loved watching him play in Cincinnati growing up and can remember him signing for hours after games! Also, I believe all the proceeds from the sale of his collection went to charity. Total class act!