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Any man that eats Chili and Cornbread can't be all bad

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Carroll Shelby
Age: 89 †
Born: 1923
Born: January 11
Died: 2012
Died: May 10
Aircraft Pilot
Automotive Designer
Businessperson
Car Designer
Formula One Driver
Racing Automobile Driver
Leesburg
Texas
Carroll Hall Shelby
Chili
Eats
Men
Cornbread

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My proudest moments are beating Ferrari for the World Championship in 1965, and working with Ford to win Le Mans in 1966 and 1967.
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