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Message: [QUOTE="cohenzone, post: 3046206, member: 504"] I met him when I was a kid. There used to be an annual Sportsmen’s event at the Hartford State Armory with lots of exhibits and celebrities. He was there to sign autographs. What sticks in my mind the most was where he was when I got his autograph. He was on a break. He had a well known weight issue and my dad and I encountered him sitting on a weight loss vibrating chair at an exhibit. I think he was cordial under the circumstances but don’t remember much else. RIP one of the early Major League African American pitchers. [/QUOTE]