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I was very blessed with a good body. Never got hurt. Never was in the hospital. The only time I was in the hospital was when I would get exhausted a little bit, and go in for a check-up or something.
Willie Mays
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Willie Mays
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: May 6
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Jefferson County
Alabama
Willie Howard Mays Jr.
Willie Howard Mays
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