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Where I grew up, people obviously knew my dad because it's a small place and he was the top player for Swinton - they'd go and watch him play, see him in the papers, so they knew he was black.

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Ryan Giggs
Age: 50
Born: 1973
Born: November 29
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Ryan Joseph Giggs
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