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In my old neighborhood, a boy stopped playing when he began to lose his pulse. And then he became the referee.

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Bill Cosby
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: July 12
American Football Player
Comedian
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Philadelphia
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William Henry Bill Cosby Jr.
Dr. William H. Cosby Jr. Ed.D.
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William Henry Cosby Jr.
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