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Originally Posted by footlong
Jim, Bill Sarni, who played for the Cards and Giants passed away around the same time as Karl Spooner, is much more difficult to find. Was he that less likely to sign in your opinion? Thanks for your thoughts.
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Sarni for reasons known only to himself just simply refused to sign after his playing days , much like Smyres , I've heard more than one personal story told by collectors who went to Sarni's house and had the door slammed in their face, Nick Polly, Oscar Georgy & Lyle Judy also fall into that category.
I once went to Lyle Judy's house and and was told by a neighbor he was in the hospital , I went to the hospital and brought a gift and he STILL refused to sign he was pleasant until he heard the word "autograph" , as I was leaving his nurse asked me why I would want his autograph , I told her and she took the 2 or 3 index cards I had into his room and asked me to wait outside. He signed them for her.
A week later his name appeared in the Daytona Beach obituaries
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