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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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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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Outcast
Bred
Negro
Indian
Raised
Early

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