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NFL wide receiver Freddie Solomon dies

SAN FRANCISCO -- Freddie Solomon, the former Miami Dolphins and 49ers wide receiver who became known as "Fabulous Freddie" and committed himself to community service, has died. He was 59.

The 49ers announced the death of Solomon, who lived in Florida and had battled cancer over the past year.

He played on the first of the franchise's four Super Bowl championship teams in the 1980s during...

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