Sad News in the Hobby

[MAGA]

Happy New Year to all, bu it is with sad news I post that long time Hobby Great Mr. Chad Drier past away on Saturday.
God Bless your family

[Leon]

Sorry to hear this. The time or two I was privileged to meet him he was one of the nicest gentlemen you would ever want to meet. RIP Mr. Drier and prayers go out for your family and friends.

[clamendo]

He was one of the nicest and honest guys I've ever met in this hobby. We collaborated numerous times, emailed each other, traded with each other, etc.

I just got an email from him right before Christmas that he was going into the hospital for more treatments and his continued fight with cancer. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. Chad, may you Rest in Peace.

[Orioles1954]

Is this Chad Dreier the CEO who had the sports museum? I ask because of the spelling. My best to the family.

[Exhibitman]

That's him. I will echo the sentiments above: Chad was a great help in researching my books and a heck of a fun guy to hang out with too. Super giving of his time and energy to other collectors. RIP

[terjung]

Thank you so much for sharing this sad news. I had not heard. My heart aches for Doug and the rest of his family over the loss of his father, Chad. I thoroughly enjoyed the time and hospitality that the Dreiers shared and feel blessed to have known Chad and the rest of the family. May he rest in peace and may God provide an extra measure of comfort for those he left behind.

[mrvster]

very sad news:(

[egbeachley]

Very saddening. I didn't know him personally but rather through the purchase of scarce non-sports cards on ebay years ago. We collected many of the same sets and I usually came out on the short end. Though I felt like he let me win occasionally.

Funny story. About 12-15 years ago there was a partial uncut sheet of N375 Breed of Dogs as a BIN of $500. I really wanted it and emailed hobby friends to sell some items to gather the necessary funds. When I knew I could pay for it 2-3 days later I was too late as Chad had seen it and made the purchase. I emailed him a few days later (easy since it was back when ebay IDs were your email address) and asked if he would resell it to me and I would give him an extra $50 over his costs for a quick profit. He politely responded with a "no thanks" saying that he liked it for his collection. About 6 months later I found out who he was and why he didn't bite at making a few extra bucks. LOL.

[oldjudge]

Horrible news. Chad was a wonderful person and a passionate collector. My condolences go out to Doug, and Chad's daughter and his wife.

[rjackson44]

God bless

[Robert_Lifson]

This is terrible news. Chad was a true gentleman. I had the privilege of knowing him and dealing with him over the years and he was always a great pleasure, with a tremendous sense of humor, and clearly was always having a lot of fun. Chad was a business mover and shaker in a huge way, more successful than almost anyone in the world. But he was also just a warm, generous, humble, down to earth guy that was just as comfortable sharing the excitement of his hobbies and interests with fellow collectors as he was navigating the highest echelons of the business world. He always treated everyone with kindness and respect, and that was one of the things I most admired about him. It was always clear that nothing meant more to him than his family. Just a great guy. My deepest condolences to his son Doug and the entire Dreier family.

[MVSNYC]

I learned of this the other day, and it's still very shocking, and sad. I had the pleasure of meeting Doug & Chad several years back, what incredibly generous and sincere people. All my best to Doug and his family.

[1880nonsports]

I had quite a few dealings with Chad. He was 100% a gentleman all the way.....and then some. I will smile when I think of him.

[wake.up.the.echoes]

Oh no :(

My condolences.

[Rich Klein]

I saw this note about his passing and a post as Chad was going through his final days on FB and never put 2 and 2 together. As has been posted, he's a good man and will be missed in the hobby

Rich

[frank5k]

Lost a good friend & collector comrade , god gave us truly good example of a humble & caring man, the first time I met chad at his home & museum , he was cracking out cards in psa holders with pliers and putting them in plastic album pages, Rest In Peace chad, frank foremny

[BeanTown]

RIP Chad. Very sad news and condolences to his family. He will be missed by many.

[barrysloate]

I haven't spoken with Chad in years but I will always remember him as one of the truly nice guys in the hobby. Besides baseball cards, Chad and I would often talk about the Santa Barbara Zoo. I've visited there several times, and Chad was a benefactor. One of the lions in the zoo was named Chad (or was it Chadwick), after him of course. There was a giraffe there who had a neck deformity, and everyone who visited the zoo knew it well. Chad and I talked about the famous giraffe on many occasions. Very sorry to hear about his passing. He was a passionate collector and a true gentleman.

[whiteymet]

This is terrible news. Chad was a true gentleman. I had the privilege of knowing him and dealing with him over the years and he was always a great pleasure, with a tremendous sense of humor, and clearly was always having a lot of fun. Chad was a business mover and shaker in a huge way, more successful than almost anyone in the world. But he was also just a warm, generous, humble, down to earth guy that was just as comfortable sharing the excitement of his hobbies and interests with fellow collectors as he was navigating the highest echelons of the business world. He always treated everyone with kindness and respect, and that was one of the things I most admired about him. It was always clear that nothing meant more to him than his family. Just a great guy. My deepest condolences to his son Doug and the entire Dreier family.

I echo Rob's words. I had more than a few dealings with Chad over the years. All of them very pleasant. He was very knowledgeable and very passionate. Always a pleasure to talk with.

Prayers for his family

Fred

[Wite3]

Chad was a great guy and very easy to deal with. He will be missed.

Joshua

[danmckee]

Horrible News! Chad was a TRUE COLLECTOR! RIP my dear friend!

Dan Mckee

[DCDSports]

On behalf of the Dreier family, I extend a thank you for your kind thoughts and words.

Card collecting was one of my father's pure joys. Family being the other. He was at his happiest hunting for cards to complete a set, or sorting through cards. Even up to the end, he was collecting (N-cards and non-sports, mostly).

He loved the hobby and dealt with many of you when collecting. As you know, he was honest, fair, and cared about people.

He thrived in helping others, and one of his many legacies will be his charity work. I think another legacy will be the collection he started and we built together. Many of you were a major part of that, and I thank you on his behalf.

Cheers,

Doug (and family)

[oldjudge]

Doug-I see that this is your second post in almost ten years. Hopefully, there will be more, and those will be under happier circumstances.

Best--Jay