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"When I came in, Westerns were the big thing, so I did horse falls, transfers, bulldogs, big fights. ..." — Hal Needham
When I came in, Westerns were the big thing, so I did horse falls, transfers, bulldogs, big fights. That's where you could really shine if you were really good at it. But then all the Westerns stopped, and I was capable of doing car stunts, motorcycle stunts and high falls. I could do it all.
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