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I'm working for the Lord, and even though the Lord's pay isn't very high, his retirement program is.

George Foreman

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George Foreman
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 10
Boxer
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Professional Boxer
Marshall
Texas
George Edward Foreman
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