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There is a progression of understanding vis-à-vis pro football that varies drastically with the factor of distance --physical, emotional, intellectual and every other way. . . Which is exactly the way it should be . . .

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Hunter S. Thompson
Age: 67 †
Born: 1937
Born: July 18
Died: 2005
Died: February 20
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Hunter Stockton Thompson
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