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Play your heart out each game, so you can look your teammates in the eyes and ask, without saying it, 'I played full out, did you?'

John Kessel

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John Kessel
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: September 24
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Buffalo
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John Joseph Vincent Kessel
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