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Off the Mound and Back to the Bayou
This is how superstar pitcher Ron Guidry escapes from the pressures of fame
January
2
1979
Philip Taubman
Edward Grazda
Off the Mound and Back to the Bayou
Philip Taubman
January
2
1979
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Off the Mound and Back to the Bayou
This is how superstar pitcher Ron Guidry escapes from the pressures of fame
January
2
1979
Philip Taubman
Edward Grazda
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