Richard Duglin

Sunday, July 27, 2025 would’ve been the 96th birthday for Richard Duglin. But sadly, Richard - an avid baseball fan and expert on sports statistics and memorabilia - took his heavenly journey to the big baseball stadium in the sky when he passed away two days earlier on Friday, July 25.

Richard was a radio and television advertising executive for the first half of his professional career in business. For the second half of his adult life, Richard decided it was time to take his passion of baseball and not just make it his hobby, but his livelihood. He opened Baseball Cards -N- More, his own baseball card and sports memorabilia store. Richard also produced baseball card shows for other fans and collectors to attend.

Nearly every year since its inaugural event in 1980, Richard’s tradition each July was to attend The National Sports Collectors Convention; an annual trade show for sports memorabilia enthusiasts. It was a week Richard looked forward to, all year long.

As a young man in his 30s, Richard managed a Little League baseball team. For many years, he coached pre-teen and teenage boys on the Thunderbirds ball club how to play “America’s National Pastime.” By doing so, Richard took those T-bird kids to the championship several times, with his own, much younger, children performing as the team’s mascot…first Gary, then Deborah, and then Wayne. Richard‘s youngest child, Joshua, hadn’t been born yet.

Richard also enjoyed thoroughbred horse racing. He never missed watching on television The Kentucky Derby, The Preakness and The Belmont Stakes; albeit while he watched from his home. He did the same with The Breeders’ Cup races each year, most years actually going to the track.

Richard was a native of New York City; having been born in Brooklyn on July 27, 1929 and spending his childhood with his parents, older sister Wanda and younger brother Evan in Manhattan. Richard is the son of the late Louis Duglin and the late Ethel Beilin Duglin Levitt.

Richard was a proud veteran having served our country for seven years in the United States military. He enlisted in to the U.S. Navy Reserves in 1947 and served until mid-1948. Richard would attend Navy Reserve meetings on the U.S.S. Constitution when it was docked at a pier in New York City. In June 1948, Richard, a Petty Officer Third Class, was ordered to report on board the U.S.S. Kyne, a Cannon class destroyer that earned six battle stars during World War II. Richard was assigned to the Kyne, post-World War II, on a Navy Reserve training mission. In July 1948, Richard enlisted into the United States Army Air Corps, which would soon become the United States Air Force. He served two years until July 1950. Richard then served five more years, until 1955, in the Air Force Reserves. His rank, when he was honorably discharged from the Air Force, was as a full Corporal.

Richard and his wife of 49 years, Carin Cartmell Duglin, lived in Louisville, Kentucky. But they both loved traveling the world; having visited numerous countries, including Japan, Dubai, France, England, Portugal and Germany, among many others. Richard was predeceased by Carin, who passed away in 2020.

Richard adored his cats. At the time of his death, Richard‘s home was also the home to his feline companions, Sunshine and Opal. However, at one time in the past, and for many years, Richard and Carin shared their home with as many as nine cats.

Richard was a charitable soul; frequently making donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society, among numerous others. In lieu of flowers to the family, please consider making a contribution in Richard‘s name to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Richard‘s favorite charity.

Richard was a lifelong Democrat. Besides baseball, talking politics was another of Richard‘s passions. But if you disagreed with him, you needed to be prepared for an argument, because he would never back down. Whether it was regarding baseball, politics or anything else, Richard would tell you that “I may not always be right, but I’m never wrong.“

Richard was very independent when it came to his own life. He wanted things done a certain way. To borrow a lyric from the Paul Anka written hit song, made famous by Frank Sinatra, Richard did it…“My Way.” And it was generally impossible to change his mind.

Richard was the father of four children; the first three from a previous marriage. He is survived by his son Gary B. Duglin, his daughter Deborah Klein (husband Jeffrey Klein) and his son Wayne M. Duglin (wife Heather Duglin). Richard is also survived by his youngest son Joshua L. Duglin, from his marriage to Carin. Richard will also be remembered by his granddaughter Sydney Cohn (husband Seth Cohn), his grandson Matthew Duglin and his grandson Harrison Klein (wife Sara Klein), plus three great-grandchildren.

For the better part of the last five years, since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, when saying goodbye to someone, either in person or on the telephone, Richard always ended the conversation with “Stay safe.”

By his family and his friends, Richard Duglin will certainly be missed.