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Successful programs consist of people working hard, working together, while never worrying about who gets the credit.

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Don Meyer
Age: 69 †
Born: 1944
Born: December 16
Died: 2014
Died: May 18
Basketball Coach
Wayne
Nebraska
Donald Wayne Meyer
People
Program
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Worry
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Worrying
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Programs
Together
Coaching
Hard
Credit
Never
Basketball

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