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I've always played cards. I can't remember when there wasn't a gambling game going on somewhere, even if it was a craps game in a wheelbarrow on the backside of the racetrack.

Wilford Brimley

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Wilford Brimley
Age: 85 †
Born: 1934
Born: September 27
Died: 2020
Died: August 1
Actor
Comedian
Television Actor
Salt Lake City
Utah
Anthony Wilford Brimley
Anthony Brimley
Wasn
Racetrack
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Backside
Games
Backsides
Remember
Gambling
Even
Crap
Going
Cards
Craps
Always
Somewhere
Wheelbarrow
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Wheelbarrows

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