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Banned no more, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson has huge fans in his hometown

Nearly 74 years ago, Greenville, South Carolina mourned the death of a native son, former Major League Baseball star "Shoeless" Joe Jackson. "Greenville is a weeping city today," local sports columnist Carter "Scoop" Latimer wrote.

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