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Five decades later, Olympic gold medalist says it was 'not a big deal'

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Wilbert McClure, who still goes by his nickname “Skeeter,” got his share of Olympic moments nearly five decades ago, when he traveled to Rome with Muhammad Ali and came back with a gold medal.

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