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You aren't going to win championships unless you make layups and free throws.

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
Championship
Basketball
Aren
Unless
Winning
Free
Going
Championships
Make
Throws

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