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1584:Jerry Smith
1574:Joe Collier
1555:Head Coach:
1518:Bill Groman
1506:Dick Hudson
1500:Jim Dunaway
1494:Stew Barber
1476:Tom Keating
1410:Bill Laskey
1404:John Tracey
1398:Al Bemiller
1380:Bo Roberson
1296:Bobby Smith
1217:Jerry Smith
1207:Joe Collier
1188:Head Coach:
1151:Bill Groman
1145:Dick Hudson
1139:Jim Dunaway
1133:Stew Barber
1121:Tom Keating
1061:Walt Cudzik
1055:John Tracey
1049:Al Bemiller
1043:Willie Ross
959:Bobby Smith
843:Larry Vargo
831:John Bodkin
827:Wayne Wolff
791:Al Bemiller
778:Stew Barber
773:Tom Gilburg
663:Ron Luciano
658:Tom Gilburg
648:Roger Davis
643:Ernie Davis
633:Al Bemiller
481:November 8,
429:quarterback
382:Joe Collier
370:Dick Hudson
363:Walt Cudzik
255:recoveries:
25:Al Bemiller
1751:Categories
1711:Bob Elliot
1702:Mike Stock
1695:Jimmy King
1667:Dale Evans
1663:Glenn Bass
1658:Ron McDole
1635:selections
1579:John Mazur
1536:Glenn Bass
1524:Paul Costa
1464:Ron McDole
1458:Tom Sestak
1446:Billy Shaw
1386:Pete Mills
1356:Butch Byrd
1308:Gene Sykes
1212:John Mazur
1169:Glenn Bass
1109:Ron McDole
1103:Tom Sestak
1091:Billy Shaw
1013:Butch Byrd
971:Gene Sykes
875:Mike Stock
820:Jerry Frye
812:Tom Causey
787:Fred Brown
783:Norm Snead
763:Billy Shaw
748:selections
697:Jim Shreve
638:John Brown
461:References
365:and right
337:head coach
325:Billy Shaw
321:Dan McGrew
138:AFL draft:
127:NFL draft:
60:1938-04-18
1558:Lou Saban
1344:Billy Joe
1326:Tom Janik
1290:Jack Kemp
1191:Lou Saban
953:Jack Kemp
868:Bob Allen
768:Art Baker
678:Bob Yates
628:Art Baker
442:in 2019.
394:Bob Kalsu
348:Lou Saban
35:Position:
1736:Leo Reed
1715:Mel West
1645:Ken Rice
1362:Joe Auer
1019:Joe Auer
806:Roy Wall
803:Don Kern
758:Ken Rice
449:See also
415:for the
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327:at left
283:for the
277:football
121:Syracuse
117:College:
1542:Tom Day
1175:Tom Day
438:by the
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253:Fumble
240:Games
195:(1965)
69:, U.S.
39:Center
30:No. 50
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