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Dale Brown and Shaq: a friendship spanning 40 years

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 23 October 2026, 20:40 UTC ·9 sec listen

In 1984, LSU coach Dale Brown met 13-year-old Shaquille O’Neal, setting off a friendship that lasted more than four decades. They kept in touch by letter as O’Neal became one of the nation’s top high school basketball prospects.

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