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Old 08-11-2012, 03:15 PM   #1
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Default Bill Rafferty passes on at 68

According to his family and friends on his Facebook page, Bill Rafferty, host of "Real People," "Every Second Counts," "Card Sharks," and "Blockbusters." passed away today. Cause of death is unknown at the moment.
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I loved him as Real People's "Man in the Field". Bill Rafferty
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may the most underrated game show host of the 1980's of all-time rest in peace now and forever more.
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^Folks without Facebook accounts cannot access the page.
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Old 08-12-2012, 03:44 PM   #7
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^Folks without Facebook accounts cannot access the page.

oops, sorry!

how about this link:http://gameshows.about.com/b/2012/08...y-has-died.htm

or this one:http://xnerg.blogspot.com/2012/08/ri...-rafferty.html

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glad, i could help.
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I wonder if anyone ever confused Rafferty with college basketball analyst Bill RAFTERY.
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I wonder if anyone ever confused Rafferty with college basketball analyst Bill RAFTERY.

well, for that solution i should say when you go to google just type in William "Bill" Rafferty, then go to the Wikipedia page that talks about his game shows and his life and that's all their is to it.
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