The passing of Charlie Conlon

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Posted By: Kevin Savage

I recently learned of the passing of long time dealer and collector Charlie Conlon. He died August 31st while playing basketball- a true passion of his. He was 63 years of age. He was a fixture at cardshows across the US from 1975 to the present- and was usually seen with a brief case and a name badge: "Charles Conlon, Ypsilanti, Michigan". During the card show boom of the 80's it wouldn't be uncommon for Charlie to fly to two or three shows on a weekend. Some of us old time dealers used to joke that it wasn't an official cardshow unless Charlie Conlon made an appearance. He was a wealth of information on vintage card issues and especially loved T206 variations and rarities. Besides collecting and basketball- he loved taking in dogs from the humane society. He was a friend I talked to each and every week- I'll miss him.