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I've been a sporting book collector longer than I have been a gun collector. If you haven't read Buckingham, I recommend Tattered Coat for a first read -- my favorite story.

Robert Urich (remember the TV show, Spencer for Hire) was involved in the publishing of Nash's autobiography. Back before his untimely death from cancer, he came to our university for an alumni affair. I was sick that night and could not attend, but I sent Elaine to get him to sign the book. She told me that he was very impressed that in that crowd of academics there was someone who knew about his association with the Buckingham book (much to the chagrin of some of my anti-everything-sporting colleagues). I can't help but grin every time I see his signature. It's probably something that only someone who spent 40 years among PhDs could understand, but maybe you get the picture...
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