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And I remember leaving my place in L.A. and - my father is a big fight fan - and I said, 'Dad, I got a couple of days off and I'm getting ready to go to Houston to sign to fight Muhammad Ali.
Wilt Chamberlain
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Wilt Chamberlain
Age: 63 †
Born: 1936
Born: August 21
Died: 1999
Died: October 12
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