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Basketball is the worst sport. They need to raise the basket at least two feet.
W. P. Kinsella
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W. P. Kinsella
Age: 81 †
Born: 1935
Born: May 25
Died: 2016
Died: September 16
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Scrabble Player
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Edmonton
Alberta
William Patrick Kinsella
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