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

Don Meyer

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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
Working
Programs
Together
Coaching
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Never
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