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HISTORY: Bert Randolph Sugar (June 7, 1937 – March 25, 2012) was a boxing writer and sports historian. Sugar bought Boxing Illustrated magazine in 1969 and was editor until 1973. From 1979–1983 he was editor and publisher of The Ring. In 1988 he once again began editing Boxing Illustrated. In 1998 he founded Bert Sugar's Fight Game. Sugar authored over 80 books, mostly on boxing history. Various boxing books that Sugar has written include Great Fights, Bert Sugar on Boxing, 100 Years of Boxing, Sting like a Bee (with José Torres), The Ageless Warrior (Preface, with Mike Fitzgerald) and Boxing's Greatest Fighters. Sugar was called "The Greatest Boxing Writer of the 20th Century" by the International Veterans Boxing Association. In May 2009 he and Running Press published Bert Sugar's Baseball Hall of Fame: A Living History of America's Greatest Game. Sugar also co-wrote a book about Harry Houdini titled Houdini, His Life and Art with James Randi. Sugar was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in January 2005. In May 2010, he received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. In 2011, he was featured on The Pentagon Channel's Armed Forces Boxing Championships. Sugar had been scheduled to broadcast the 2012 matches, but his health prevented him from doing so. Mr. Sugar died from cardiac arrest on March 25, 2012. His family was at his bedside in Northern Westchester Medical Center in Mount Kisco, New York. Prior to his passing, avid cigar smoker Sugar had spent years battling lung cancer. Offered here is an original signed Official 1994 World Series baseball by Bert Sugar. Authenticated by JSA.
FULL DESCRIPTION: This is an original Rawlings 1994 Officail World Series baseball. Boldly signed in ink, "Bert R. Sugar" on the sweet spot. Minor toning and soiling not affecting the signature, Authenticated by JSA and has their label on the ball and independent cert # UU88329.
