Jeff Fritsch, who assumed the leadership role of what's believed to be the hobby's first full-time sports card business following the 2007 death of his father Larry, died Monday at age 58. Based in Stevens Point, WI, Larry Fritsch Cards launched in 1970 and Jeff worked alongside his father for many years. Both were avid collectors. They not only ran the business but also … [Read more...]
Fritsch Deserves Own Hall of Fame
I grew up collecting baseball cards about an hour and fifteen minutes from Larry Fritsch's headquarters but in the 21 years I lived at home, I never met him. Even after I became one of the weirdos who got to college and was still interested in cards, I never made an attempt to drive to his office. I did see him at a card show once in the early 1980s, set up behind a … [Read more...]
Hobby Pioneer Larry Fritsch Dies
The man who may have been the first full-time sports card dealer in America and built one of its best collections, died Saturday. … [Read more...]