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"I had fallen in love with Cherry as a junior in high school. When I discovered she was going to go t..." — Bart Starr

I had fallen in love with Cherry as a junior in high school. When I discovered she was going to go to Auburn, I was vacillating between Alabama and Kentucky because of Babe. I eliminated Kentucky because I wanted to be as close to Auburn as I could, and Tuscaloosa is a lot closer than Lexington is.
Bart Starr
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