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Growing up in the 80s an Indians fan meant bellowing “Juuuullliooooo” every time the now ageless wonder appeared at the plate in old Municipal Stadium.

USAToday.com’s Mike Lopresti has a blast enumerating the many ways in which Julio Franco, 47, is OLD:

As of Monday, 60 players on active major league rosters had not been born the day Franco played in his first game for Philadelphia in 1982.

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When he became a starter at shortstop in Cleveland, his first baseman was Mike Hargrove. Hargrove is now on his third major league team as manager.

Franco works hard, eats right, smiles a lot, goes to bed early. So he’s had time to land in more places than a FedEx plane. Philadelphia, Cleveland (twice), Texas, the Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee, Tampa Bay, Atlanta and the Mets. Also Japan, Korea and Mexico.

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