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Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects.

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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
Never
Projects
Fun
Sports
Friends
Many
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