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I was a skinny, scrawny guy. I stuttered horrendously, couldn't speak at all. I was a very shy, reserved player and a very shy, reserved person. I found a safe place in life in basketball.

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Bill Walton
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: November 5
Basketball Player
La Mesa
California
William Theodore Walton
William Theodore Walton III
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