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I'm not the type of guy to go out and just say, 'Hey, I'm raising my fist to do this and do that.' I don't think I'm that type of guy. I wasn't a leader the way other people may have wanted me to be.
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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