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Report: MLB icon Bill Buckner passes away at 69
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Bill Buckner dies of dementia at 69
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Bill Buckner: One play should not define him. The ex-MLBer was all class
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Former Red Sox Bill Buckner dead at 69 – Boston Herald
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MLB Player Bill Buckner Dies at 69 of Dementia
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Bill Buckner, forever known for October error, dies at 69 - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Saying Goodbye to Baseball's Bill Buckner, and the Myths We Attached to Him
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Bill Buckner was defined by one play, which is simply unfair - The Boston Globe
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Bill Buckner dies
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Is Bill Buckner to blame for Red Sox losing 1986 World Series
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Bill Buckner at peace with error after 25 years - The Boston Globe
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Former Red Sox Bill Buckner dead at 69 – Boston Herald
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Former Red Sox Bill Buckner dead at 69 – Boston Herald
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Bill Buckner, All-Star Shadowed by World Series Error, Dies at 69 - The New York Times