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Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
Al McGuire
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Al McGuire
Age: 72 †
Born: 1928
Born: September 7
Died: 2001
Died: January 26
Basketball Coach
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Queens
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I come from New York where, if you fall down, someone will pick you up by your wallet.
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