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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
Basketball Player
Queens
New York
Basketball
Tell
School
Cheerleaders
Always
Cheerleader
Skirts
Length
Schools
Catholic

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When I'm losing, they call me nuts. When I'm winning, they call me eccentric.
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