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I played the tour in 1967 and told jokes and nobody laughed. Then I won the Open the next year, told the same jokes, and everybody laughed like hell.

Lee Trevino

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Lee Trevino
Age: 84
Born: 1939
Born: December 1
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My wife doesn't care what I do when I'm away, as long as I don't have a good time.
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