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274:. Alston was accompanied home by a French maid named Marguerite Clements. John A. and Marguerite fell in love, and their relationship, which was kept a secret, blossomed. However, word of the affair soon reached Alston, who then fired Clements. Upon hearing this, John A. declared, "If she goes, I go with her." The two then married in
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1176:Red Dawson
1144:Wes Fesler
1112:Pop Warner
1016:J. P. Linn
436:References
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340:Conference
232:Penn State
54:1882-02-19
1200:Dave Hart
343:Standing
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90:1903–1904
1330:(2015– )
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337:Overall
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108:Halfback
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