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Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life.
Willie Stargell
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Willie Stargell
Age: 71 †
Born: 1940
Born: March 6
Died: 2011
Died: December 17
Baseball Player
Earlsboro
Oklahoma
Wilver Dornell Stargell
Wilver Stargell
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I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.
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I was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian.
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I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.
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The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.
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To middle-class parents, the project team may have seemed unfit for children, but it was exactly what I needed.
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