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At the base of it was the urge, if you wanted to play football, to knock someone down, that was what the sport was all about, the will to win closely linked with contact.
George Plimpton
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George Plimpton
Age: 76 †
Born: 1927
Born: March 18
Died: 2003
Died: September 25
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New York City
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