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The common theme: Take one for the team

By John Buccigross
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, October 28, 2002

THIS WEEK'S ZAMBONI RIDE ... • The Great 8: Teemu Selanne • Mr. Jones and Me • E-mail bag • More stuff Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 in a one-room log cabin. When Lincoln was 9 years old his mom died. When he was 18, his sister died. When he was 26, the woman he was deeply in love with died. When he was 41, his 3-year-old son died. Less than a year later, Lincoln's father died. When Lincoln was 53, his 12-year-old son Willie died. Hi ...

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