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I don't think it's necessary to go to any game to make a stand just because you are there. The stand is made from the heart, and you can do that in the grocery store.
Tommie Smith
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Tommie Smith
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: June 6
American Football Player
Olympic Athlete
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Clarksville
Texas
Tommie C. Smith
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