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I was thinking (when he hit his 500th home run) about my mother and dad, about all the people in the Chicago Cubs organization that helped me and about the wonderful Chicago fans who have come out all these years to cheer me on. They've been a great inspiration to me.

Ernie Banks

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Ernie Banks
Age: 83 †
Born: 1931
Born: January 31
Died: 2015
Died: January 23
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