I am very sad to hear of Fred's passing. Fred was the first president of the St. Louis Sports Collectors group in the mid 1970s. The early St. Louis card shows were held at the Holiday Inn in Edwardsville, Ill. I was 14-15 years old at the time and Fred was very kind to me. I also got to know Buck Barker very well at these early shows. I had dealt with Fred as recently as 2 years ago, selling him some rare 1953 B&W Cardinal photos from a presentation album. He was as true a collector as there is. RIP Fred.
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