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When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.

Al McGuire

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Al McGuire
Age: 72 †
Born: 1928
Born: September 7
Died: 2001
Died: January 26
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
Queens
New York
Winning
Eccentric
Nuts
Basketball
Losing
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