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Al Maul displaying the smile that created his nickname.
Bridging the Two-Way Gap

Bridging the Two-Way Gap: Al Maul

In my heart of hearts, I like to believe that Al Maul was given the nickname “Smiling” as some sort of inside joke. With a last name like Maul he had to be a killer, is what I tell myself when I think of the lost opportunities when it came to the Philadelphia natives nickname. […]

Posted on February 22, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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