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1341:Pete Lamana
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1116:Don Griffin
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713:November 30
610:November 11
544:October 27
140:Ned Mathews
136:Dick Hanley
46:Ned Mathews
34:Dick Hanley
1688:Categories
1351:References
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1296:Jim O'Neal
1280:Evan Vogds
1249:Norm Verry
1202:Max Morris
578:November 2
513:October 18
478:October 11
207:August 18
152:Pat Boland
56:Home field
38:Pat Boland
30:Head coach
21:1946
1670:Related:
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1312:Joe Ruetz
1241:Jim Brutz
1183:LE/RE/LG
1178:Pat Lahey
1132:Walt Clay
1092:Halfbacks
1069:Fullbacks
444:October 5
277:Opponent
190:Opponent
84:AAFC West
1645:New York
1615:Brooklyn
1378:March 4,
1210:Bob Motl
1186:Bob Dove
1063:Norm Cox
264:Schedule
144:Bob Dove
128:and the
42:Bob Dove
1625:Chicago
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1319:Centers
1217:Tackles
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283:Record
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1026:Roster
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291:recap
286:Venue
250:0–0–2
247:14–14
222:0–0–1
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199:Venue
146:, and
71:Record
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787:Recap
740:Recap
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670:Recap
635:Recap
623:20–7
600:Recap
568:Recap
535:Recap
525:28–7
503:Recap
468:Recap
458:9–21
434:Recap
424:24–7
402:Recap
370:Recap
338:Recap
326:6–20
274:Date
271:Week
187:Date
184:Week
74:5–6–3
1557:1949
1552:1948
1547:1947
1542:1946
1490:2023
1380:2020
1163:Ends
1145:RHB
1137:RHB
1129:LHB
1121:RHB
1113:RHB
1006:315
1003:263
975:290
972:305
944:189
941:307
938:4–2
913:137
910:423
907:4–2
840:edit
833:talk
826:view
798:bold
329:0–1
289:Game
210:vs.
120:The
109:1947
82:4th
1309:LG
1293:RG
1254:LT
1207:RE
1199:RE
1167:LE
1074:FB
1054:QB
1009:T1
978:T1
947:W3
916:W5
895:12
884:STK
869:DIV
864:PCT
764:at
758:15
751:Bye
746:14
717:at
709:13
682:at
676:12
647:at
641:11
614:at
606:10
547:at
482:at
301:Bye
238:at
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963:2
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957:7
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926:9
901:0
898:2
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874:PF
574:9
541:8
509:7
474:6
440:5
408:4
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456:L
422:W
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