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If I had been busted for drugs instead of gambling, I'd still be managing the Reds and baseball would be paying for my rehab.

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Pete Rose
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: April 14
Baseball Player
Cincinnati
Ohio
Peter Edward Rose
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Charlie Hustle
Peter Edward Pete Rose Sr.
Pete Edward Rose
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