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1319:Bob Gongola
1307:Don Sanders
1297:Johnny Kerr
1285:Bob Heaston
1280:Tom Gunnari
1190:Johnny Dean
1156:Frank Morze
1087:Kurt Burris
1037:Alan Ameche
1027:George Shaw
973:Kurt Burris
949:Sid Fournet
941:Jack Ellena
906:Alan Ameche
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526:and safety
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409:Tommy Lewis
128:Taylor (TX)
25:Dick Moegle
1819:Categories
1779:McGlinchey
1734:Ald. Smith
1689:Ale. Smith
1649:McQuarters
1291:Dewey Wade
1248:Bob Newton
1184:Bobby Luna
1138:selections
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957:Bud Brooks
925:Ron Beagle
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364:Early life
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1464:Alexander
1384:McElhenny
1374:Nomellini
1275:Pete Vann
1263:Glen Dyer
965:Cal Jones
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1754:Armstead
1724:A. Davis
1719:Crabtree
1694:V. Davis
1659:Peterson
1544:Sandifer
1524:Anderson
1494:Banaszek
1489:Spurrier
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1439:Stickles
1243:Jim Hall
1062:Joe Heap
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570:See also
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1759:Buckner
1739:Jenkins
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1594:Flagler
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1529:Beasley
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1774:Foster
1769:Thomas
1729:Iupati
1714:Balmer
1709:Staley
1704:Willis
1699:Lawson
1679:Harris
1654:McGrew
1639:Stokes
1599:DeLong
1589:Barton
1564:Cooper
1534:Holmes
1519:Taylor
1454:Kilmer
1414:Brodie
1404:Moegle
1379:Tittle
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1799:Lance
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1684:Woods
1674:Rumph
1634:Floyd
1629:Young
1624:Kelly
1579:Shell
1469:Parks
1449:Casey
1434:James
1429:Baker
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1749:Ward
1744:Reid
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1574:Lott
1559:Bunz
1549:Webb
1499:Blue
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