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It's kind of ironic when I broke in at 17, I was told I was too small, too slow and I wouldn't make the NHL

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Wayne Gretzky
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 26
Ice Hockey Coach
Ice Hockey Player
Restaurateur
The Corporation of the City of Brantford
The Great One
Wayne Douglas Gretzky
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