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The longtime sports beat byline for the Examiner, Herald Examiner and L.A. Times died Monday at home in Baldwin Hills of age-related causes. Oates served on the original pro football Hall of Fame selection panel and covered 39 consecutive Super Bowls, the LAT says.
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Bob Oates, sportswriter was 93
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