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Mack Calvin: ‘The Knife’ Cuts Deep, 1972

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Aug 10, 2021
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[In the fall of 1970, Mack Calvin was a surprise second-year star with the ABA’s Miami Floridians. While on the ABA circuit, Calvin was known to hunker down between games in the nearest drug store luncheonette for a cheap meal and to curl up with a newspaper. Calvin pulled out the sports section, his eyes darting straight to the NBA San Diego Rockets’ b…

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