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I got hired by the Cards when I was 21, and I could handle the job, but for the most part, I got hired because I was somebody's kid. When you start that way, you have a lot to prove.

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Joe Buck
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: April 25
Sports Commentator
Sportscaster
St. Petersburg
Florida
Joseph Francis Buck
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