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Proper prior planning prevents pitiful poor performance.

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
Performances
Basketball
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Pitiful
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Prior
Proper
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