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Good players win volleyball games for you, not tall players.

John Kessel

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John Kessel
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: September 24
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Science Fiction Writer
Buffalo
New York
John Joseph Vincent Kessel
Sports
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Volleyball
Tall
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