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Changing from a player to a coach, I felt like a mosquito in a nudist colony. I didn't know where to begin.
Pee Wee Reese
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Pee Wee Reese
Age: 81 †
Born: 1918
Born: July 23
Died: 1999
Died: August 14
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Harold Henry Pee Wee Reese
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