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Jerry Coleman was the kind of player who made me proud to wear the pinstripes.

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Joe Torre
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: July 18
Baseball Manager
Baseball Player
Brooklyn
New York
Joseph Paul Torre
Jerry
Wear
Proud
Player
Made
Kind
Coleman

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