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I was always a dreamer, in childhood especially. People thought I was a little strange.
Charley Pride
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Charley Pride
Age: 82 †
Born: 1938
Born: March 18
Died: 2020
Died: December 12
Baseball Player
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Mississippi
Charley Frank Pride
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