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Also Known As Robert Eugene Richards
Born February 20, 1926 ā€¢ Champaign ā€¢ Illinois
Died February 26, 2023 (aged 97) ā€¢ Waco ā€¢ Texas
Awards And Honors Olympic Games ā€¢ James E. Sullivan Award (1951)

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