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348:"The BCA Hall of Fame"
335:BuffaloCourier express
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1251:Cue sports portal
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328:"Ex-cue champ dies"
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762:Speed pool
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732:Kelly pool
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509:5 November
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525:"Who Won"
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168:Biography
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