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The Lord taught me to love everybody, but the last ones I learned to love were the sportswriters.

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Alvin Dark
Age: 92 †
Born: 1922
Born: January 7
Died: 2014
Died: November 13
American Football Player
Baseball Manager
Baseball Player
Comanche
Oklahoma
Alvin Ralph Dark
Love
Sportswriters
Ones
Learned
Taught
Everybody
Lord
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