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Originally published in January 1970 in Jock magazine. The author, Bill Conlin, died on Thursday. He was 79. Conlin…
Bill Conlin is dead. The former Philadelphia sportswriter passed away this morning at the age of 79. In 2011, Conlin abruptly left his job at the Philadelphia Daily News amid allegations that he had molested several children in the 1970s. [CSN Philly] Read more
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