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I started playing ball when I was 13 and a half. Before that, I just wanted to play football and baseball but I kept growing so I figured it was time for basketball.

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Moses Malone
Age: 60 †
Born: 1955
Born: March 23
Died: 2015
Died: September 13
Basketball Player
Petersburg
Virginia
Moses Eugene Malone
Chairman of the Boards
Big Mo
Mo Malone
Mumbles Malone
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