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The Sports heroes of the 1940's were Joe DiMaggio, Joe Louis, Jackie Robinson,
Ted Williams, Sammy Baugh, and Sid Luckman just to name a few. Baseball became America's national pastime, the NBA was created in 1949, Joe Louis was the world heavyweight boxing champion from '37-'48 and taken down by Ezzard Charles
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