Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away

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Posted By: JimB

Condolences to his loved ones. A true hobby legend.
JimB

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Posted By: Art M.

Here is the transcript from Keith Olbermann's MSNBC Countdown show on Monday night regarding his tribute to Larry Fritsch:

'Countdown with Keith Olbermann' for Dec. 10

These stories ahead: it‘s time to count our best three persons in the world Number three, best collector: Larry Fritsch died Saturday in Wisconsin. He was one of the giants of baseball card-collecting. One of the first people to make a living off of it in 1970 which was when I first got to know him. One of the nice things about him is he never stopped being more interested in the cards than the money, and he never changed. Whether I was an 11-year-old kid or an ESPN sportscaster, he always treated me the same, as an equal, as just another collector. Larry Fritsch was 71 years old. Good-bye.

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Posted By: Preece1

As a 8 year old collector in 1973, the Larry Fritsch catalog was like one of the department store Christmas catalogs. So many great things. My first purchase was a group of 1971 Topps singles to complete my set. As people have said before, he treated collectors of all ages with respect. I also remember the 1957 Topps Elvis set for $4.95. It was a great deal of money for an 8 year old and I was never able to buy it, but always remembered that one set.

Does anyone have a catalog from the 1970s to share with the group?

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Posted By: Rick Giddings

Larry Fritsch,was a true icon,our condolences go out to his family and friends.I can remember the days where Larry,would come out of the back room,to sell me and my brother a card.My dad,owned land in KNOWLTON/MOSINEE area of Wisconsin,very close to Larrys warehouse.Anyways,that was the days when you would ask for a 1956 Roberto Clemente,and Larry would come out of the back room,with a stack of over a 100 of them,amazing.He told my brother,here kiddo,pick one out at this price,as our jaws dropped to the ground.All of us from the great midwest will miss this hobbyist/dealer,he is a legend still to this day,in the sportscard industry.The knowledge that Larry takes with him has to be like a local library or your modern day dictionary.Anyway,MAY GOD BLESS THE FRITSCH FAMILY,and thank you Larry for keeping our hobby solid.
Rick Giddings/Gizmo's Sportscards and family.

You will never be forgotten.