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> [Marciano was an idol in a simpler era, when professional athletes were heroes and sportswriters were complicit in building legends rather than exposing them. To the public, all that really mattered was that Rocky had 49 wins in 49 fights…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hauser/marciano-was-an-idol-in-a-simpler-era-when-professional-athletes-were/)

[Thomas Hauser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hauser/)

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