Notable Residents
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- Murray Wier, a former college basketball All-American and National Basketball Association (NBA) player, is a resident of the retirement community.
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- Another resident is former Dallas Cowboys Hall-of Fame football player Bob Lilly, the first player initiated into the Cowboys' Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor (in 1975). Only nine players received the honor during the first three decades of the Cowboys existence, making the Ring of Honor a coveted accolade.
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