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When the legs go, the heart soon follows

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John Wooden
Age: 99 †
Born: 1910
Born: October 14
Died: 2010
Died: May 26
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
Military Officer
Hall
Indiana
John Robert Wooden
Soon
Heart
Nba
Follows
Legs
Basketball

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