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You can always tell the Catholic schools by the length of the cheerleaders' skirts.

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
New York
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Cheerleaders
Always
Cheerleader
Skirts
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Schools
Catholic
Basketball

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God didn't miss any of us.
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That's it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons.
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