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You can never pay back, so you should always try to pay forward.

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Woody Hayes
Age: 74 †
Born: 1913
Born: February 14
Died: 1987
Died: March 12
Football Player
Military Officer
Clifton
Ohio
Wayne Woodrow Hayes
Never
Forward
Pay
Back
Trying
Always

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