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They've done the old-fashioned things well they've kicked the ball, they've headed it.

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Ron Atkinson
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: March 18
Association Football Manager
Association Football Player
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Sports Commentator
Television Presenter
City of Liverpool
Ronald Franklin Ron Atkinson
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