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Everybody is a star
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Kent Tekulve on his unique pitching style, scouring , honoring fallen Pirates and more
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Baseball Digest - The subject of our “A Baseball Life”
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Rod Carew eyes bright future after heart, kidney transplants
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Ex-Pirate Tekulve has heart transplant, Pro Sports
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Former Pirate Tekulve, a heart transplant recipient, speaks at Heart Association gala
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Joe Starkey: Strong spirit still defines 'We-Are-Fam-a-lee' Pirates
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WHIRL Magazine: February 2016 by WHIRL Publishing - Issuu
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56 of the month: Hank Bauer
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Joe Starkey: Strong spirit still defines 'We-Are-Fam-a-lee' Pirates
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Everybody is a star
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Everybody is a star
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Pittsburgh Pirates studio voice Kent Tekulve recovering from heart transplant – WPXI
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Cardboard appreciation: 1981 Topps 1980 NL Championships