Bert Randolph Sugar- RIP (1937-2012) - Sports Collectors Bible

[Leon]

Bert Sugar passed away today. He was best known for his boxing writings and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005. He also put out a formidable competitor, or at minimum an add on, to the American Card Catalog; The Sports Collectors Bible, Volumes 1-4.

RIP Bert..

http://news.yahoo.com/boxing-writer-...7--boxing.html





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[Joe_G.]

Very sad indeed, RIP Bert. A colorful individual for sure, all the way to the end. I very much enjoyed Old Cardboard issue #23 which featured Bert on the cover and within its pages.

[bobw]

He was always an entertaining interview on radio or TV

[FrankWakefield]

He was a good fellow, and had a passion for the cards. I wish his family well.

[ethicsprof]

very sad news.
a key figure in this great hobby of ours.
the image of him and the cigar comes to mind as I write.
my deepest sympathy to family and friends,
Barry

[Tom Hufford]

One of the more enjoyable evenings I ever spent at a ballpark was with Bert in the upper deck at Veterans Stadium in Philly, in the mid 1970s.

In his teens, growing up in Washington DC, Bert was an avid baseball autograph collector, writing to many turn of the century players. I now have a number of letters these players wrote to Bert in my own collection. His interests later turned to boxing, where he made a name for himself.

I never saw Bert without his trademark cigar, and as much as I hate to say it, when I saw that he died I said to myself "I'll bet it was lung cancer." Sorry to say, I was correct.

Rest in peace, Bert