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The death this afternoon of Barry Halper, 65
Posted By: Josh Evans
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The death this afternoon of Barry Halper, 65
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The death this afternoon of Barry Halper, 65
Posted By: pete ullman
how sad. I've known of him since I was a child and was somewhat bewildered when he sold his collection. I guess I didn't realize he had health issues. He was quite a collector and a very nice man I understand. He will be missed! |
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The death this afternoon of Barry Halper, 65
Posted By: barrysloate
This is truly sad news, and it touches me personally. I, along with Rob Lifson, Don Lepore, and many others, catalogued Barry's collection for Sotheby's during most of 1999. Barry was always proud of my strong interest in 19th century baseball and encouraged me to continue studying the early game. It was the only opportunity I ever got to interact with him personally. He was very passionate about the game of baseball and it is hard to imagine a more dedicated collector. I send his entire family my condolences and know how much he will be missed. |
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The death this afternoon of Barry Halper, 65
Posted By: Daniel Bretta
RIP Barry. |
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The death this afternoon of Barry Halper, 65
Posted By: leonl
I didn't know Mr.Halper but I sure knew of him. He will be missed in the hobby. I am proud to have a few minor pieces of his collection in mine. They take on a more special meaning today. Everything I have ever heard of Barry has been positive. May he rest in peace. |
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The death this afternoon of Barry Halper, 65
Posted By: Jimmy Leiderman
A sad day for the hobby community... |
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The death this afternoon of Barry Halper, 65
Posted By: Alan Zimmerman
thoughts and prayers... |
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The death this afternoon of Barry Halper, 65
Posted By: Julie Vognar
think I'll give it a look now. Thanks for everything, Barry. |
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The death this afternoon of Barry Halper, 65
Posted By: Bob C
"Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee." |
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The death this afternoon of Barry Halper, 65
Posted By: Dan Koteles
We can all thank Mr. Halper for enlightening us |
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The death this afternoon of Barry Halper, 65
Posted By: Anonymous
May all true fans prayers be with him! |
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The death this afternoon of Barry Halper, 65
Posted By: Danny Cariseo
As a young collector, I sent Barry a "fan letter of sorts" and in return, was a phone call. We chatted for several minutes and I always pictured in his basement a bunch of old ball players sitting around that he had to get to so I didn't want to take up much of his time. |
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The death this afternoon of Barry Halper, 65
Posted By: Josh Evans
He passed away at St. Barnabas in Livingston this afternoon. He had turned |
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The death this afternoon of Barry Halper, 65
Posted By: jay behrens
Very sad and shocked to see this. I was lucky enough to meet Barry and see a portion of his collection in person. |
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The death this afternoon of Barry Halper, 65
Posted By: Howard W. Rosenberg
Barry was one of the nicest people I encountered while doing the bulk of the research for my Cap Anson books. He kiddingly liked to refer to Cap as "the KKK Guy," and his favorite unheralded 19th-century player was Jack Glasscock. He also had a great appreciation for Mike Kelly, and also got a kick out of De Wolf Hopper and Digby Bell, early actors who performed baseball skits or songs. Besides giving me photocopies of Anson-related items that he had auctioned off or which he donated to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, which, incidentally, I think has a section that is devoted to his stuff, he tracked down a long document he once had that I had no other way of obtaining and which he could not easily find. He also gave me copies of some original items that have Anson's stamped (and thus not his true) signature from around 1900. |
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The death this afternoon of Barry Halper, 65
Posted By: Mike Campbell
I have one piece from his auction. He will be missed. Will anyone ever be his equal ? I think not. |
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The death this afternoon of Barry Halper, 65
Posted By: Craig
Mr. Halper did have a fantastic collection, but I think something needed to be pointed out from the Cap Anson post. Mr. Halper did not "donate" anything to the BB Hall of Fame. Major League Baseball paid Barry $5 million for a portion of his collection and in turn MLB donated it to the Hall. |
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The death this afternoon of Barry Halper, 65
Posted By: Howard W. Rosenberg
Thanks to Craig for the correction, especially because it reminds me of another story relating to one of Barry’s most treasured holdings. I guess I had been under the assumption that Barry had mainly donated stuff to the Hall of Fame, and had asked him once whether he might try to use his influence to get the Hall of Fame to downplay its embrace of Abner Doubleday. Well, obviously since he sold his stuff mainly or entirely rather than donated it, then he wouldn’t have as much clout as I had assumed. |
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