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I went to a football school, which meant that I went to a university that served up education and was simultaneously operating a sports franchise.
Susan Orlean
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Susan Orlean
Age: 68
Born: 1955
Born: October 31
Journalist
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Cleveland
Ohio
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Football
Went
Sports
Franchise
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School
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