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I played the game for 20 years, and I think that kept me on the football field, being adjusted. Getting hit so many times, being all out of whack, and going in to see my chiropractor kept me back on the football field.

Jerry Rice

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Jerry Rice
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: October 13
American Football Player
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Jerry Lee Rice
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