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Baseball is the only game left for people. To play basketball, you have to be 7 feet 6 inches. To play football, you have to be the same width.

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Bill Veeck
Age: 71 †
Born: 1914
Born: February 9
Died: 1986
Died: January 2
Baseball Player
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Chicago
Illinois
William Louis Veeck
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