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When I die, they might as well bury me at the finish line at Churchill Downs so they can run over me one more time.

Rick Majerus

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Rick Majerus
Age: 64 †
Born: 1948
Born: February 17
Died: 2012
Died: December 1
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
Sheboygan
Wisconsin
Richard Raymond Majerus
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Running
Wells
Churchill
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Downs
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Bury
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