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Of course, in our grade school, in those days, there were no organized sports at all. We just went out and ran around the school yard for recess.

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Alan Shepard
Age: 74 †
Born: 1923
Born: November 18
Died: 1998
Died: July 22
Aircraft Pilot
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United States Naval Aviator
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New Hampshire
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.
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