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1771:Carnie Smith
1770:
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1684:Brian Wright
1620:Carnie Smith
1619:
1492:
1491:
1485:Lenny Wagner
1479:(1996–2012)
1477:Keith Simons
1461:Dave Baldwin
1453:Bill McGrath
1405:Carnie Smith
1404:
1381:Dick Blewett
1323:Find a Grave
1319:Carnie Smith
1298:. Retrieved
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408:World War II
388:Arma, Kansas
381:
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307:(1957, 1961)
229:Parsons (KS)
171:Parsons (KS)
73:(1979-01-25)
61:Weir, Kansas
34:
22:Carnie Smith
18:
1903:1979 deaths
1898:1911 births
1819:Jim Johnson
1813:(1996–2010)
1805:(1990–1996)
1797:(1988–1989)
1789:(1983–1988)
1781:(1976–1983)
1779:Bill Dickey
1773:(1966–1976)
1765:(1951–1966)
1757:(1919–1951)
1692:Tom Anthony
1686:(2020–2023)
1678:(2010–2019)
1670:(1990–2009)
1662:(1985–1989)
1646:(1982–1983)
1644:Bruce Polen
1638:(1976–1981)
1630:(1967–1975)
1622:(1949–1966)
1614:(1938–1948)
1604:Blue Howell
1590:(1929–1935)
1588:Blue Howell
1582:(1919–1928)
1572:John Fuhrer
1566:(1915–1917)
1558:(1909–1914)
1556:John Fuhrer
1445:Rudy Lapera
1439:(1965–1991)
1431:(1962–1964)
1423:(1952–1961)
1421:Bill Archer
1415:(1949–1951)
1391:(1938–1946)
1389:Cook Sypher
1383:(1928–1937)
1375:(1923–1927)
1087:Santa Rosa:
1067:Santa Rosa
496:(1949–1966)
384:quarterback
285:Tournaments
128:Quarterback
124:Position(s)
1892:Categories
1628:Tom Lester
1469:Mike Ervin
1429:Bob Mastin
1300:August 17,
1271:August 17,
1224:August 18,
1181:August 18,
1145:August 17,
1114:References
979:Conference
472:Conference
412:basketball
212:Basketball
196:Santa Rosa
181:California
130:(football)
54:1911-01-29
1437:Marv Mays
1413:Bill Neel
982:Standing
475:Standing
250:1966–1976
225:1946–1947
217:1933–1935
202:1949–1966
157:1935–1940
149:1933–1934
110:1931–1932
95:1930–1932
1821:(2010– )
1694:(2024– )
1676:Tim Beck
1654:# (1984)
1487:(2013– )
1471:# (1995)
1455:# (1993)
1030:Parsons:
1014:Parsons
976:Overall
932:116–52–6
917:116–52–6
800:Camellia
469:Overall
392:baseball
144:Football
105:Baseball
90:Football
920:61–22–4
703:Holiday
394:at the
330:Big Six
269:Overall
1606:(1937)
1598:(1936)
1574:(1918)
1550:(1908)
1463:(1994)
1447:(1992)
1407:(1948)
1399:(1947)
1102:Total:
1056:(1948)
1003:(1946)
928:Total:
326:(1961)
318:Awards
114:Kansas
99:Kansas
80:, U.S.
63:, U.S.
973:Team
970:Year
905:T–1st
863:T–2nd
839:2–1–1
836:5–3–1
718:4–5–1
669:T–2nd
666:3–1–1
663:7–2–1
606:T–3rd
603:2–2–1
600:6–3–1
582:2–2–1
579:5–4–1
564:T–1st
518:T–1st
512:8–2–1
466:Team
463:Year
277:Bowls
1849:stub
1302:2024
1273:2024
1226:2024
1183:2024
1147:2024
1076:2nd
1063:1948
1022:10th
1010:1946
892:1966
871:1965
850:1964
829:1963
808:1962
783:11–0
774:1961
753:1960
732:1959
711:1958
686:11–0
677:1957
656:1956
635:1955
614:1954
593:1953
572:1952
551:1951
526:1950
503:1949
418:—in
340:1931
334:1930
305:NAIA
192:1948
177:1947
167:1946
68:Died
48:Born
1321:at
1094:4–3
1091:6–4
1073:4–3
1070:6–4
1036:0–6
1019:0–6
902:3–1
899:7–2
884:3rd
881:2–2
878:3–6
860:2–2
857:4–5
842:2nd
821:3rd
818:3–2
815:6–3
789:1st
786:5–0
766:2nd
763:4–1
760:8–1
745:2nd
742:4–1
739:6–3
724:2nd
721:3–2
692:1st
689:5–0
648:1st
645:5–0
642:7–3
627:3rd
624:3–2
621:6–2
585:4th
561:4–1
558:7–3
539:2nd
536:4–1
533:5–5
515:5–1
438:in
367:in
311:CIC
280:1–0
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