Buffalo Sabres Hockey Seymour Knox III autograph + business card Hall of Fame

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This is an authentic autograph of Seymour Knox III from the Buffalo Sabres. It is signed under the picture. This appears to be a neatly signed page from a program. Also included is a business card of Mr. Knox that was included with the signature. Will be shipped flat w/ cardboard.Info on Knox: Seymour Horace Knox III (March 9, 1926 in Buffalo, New York – May 22, 1996 in Buffalo) was a philanthropist and sports entrepreneur. He owned the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League from their foundation in 1970 to his death in 1996, and served as chairman of the team. He was the grandson of Seymour H. Knox I , the F.W. Woolworth Company co-founder, and son of art enthusiast Seymour H. Knox II .Along with his brother Northrup R. Knox , he presented an application October 19, 1965 to obtain a National Hockey League expansion team in 1967, but was rebuffed. In 1968, the NHL Board of Governors rejected their agreement to move the Oakland Seals to Buffalo pending league approval. Finally, on December 2, 1969 the league announced its decision to expand to Buffalo and Vancouver for the 1970–71 season. It was Seymour's idea to name the team the Sabres. According to Seymour, a sabre is strong on both defense and offense, and is a weapon carried by a leader. [1 ]By 1975, the Sabres were in the Stanley Cup Finals and Knox was named The Hockey read more

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