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Back before I injured my hip, I thought going to the gym was for wimps.

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Bo Jackson
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: November 30
Actor
American Football Player
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Bessemer
Alabama
Vincent Edward Jackson
Vincent Edward Bo Jackson
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