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316:. The family later moved to Northeast
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197:All-American
128:High school:
95:(1996-12-25)
80:June 8, 1928
18:
1665:1996 deaths
1660:1928 births
1584:Clinton-Dix
1394:J. Anderson
1369:Barty Smith
1364:Barry Smith
1349:Brockington
1189:Strzykalski
1085:Ben Zaranka
1082:Herm Hering
1041:Frank Kuzma
1021:Andy Pavich
850:Adrian Burk
716:Doak Walker
318:Minneapolis
215:All-Big Ten
213:First-team
1654:Categories
1384:E. Johnson
1309:Gillingham
1224:Carmichael
1209:Tonnemaker
1184:Schlinkman
1061:Gene Evans
1055:Earl Rowan
1011:Bob Mealey
991:Jack Cloud
976:Tobin Rote
961:selections
865:Joe Watson
724:Emil Sitko
544:References
511:Korean War
437:after the
381:) 1st Team
366:Consensus
304:Early life
282:linebacker
195:Consensus
148:NFL draft:
76:1928-06-08
59:Linebacker
40:, c. 1940s
1624:Q. Walker
1599:Alexander
1524:J. Walker
1449:Mandarich
1434:Ruettgers
1419:Hallstrom
1304:Grabowski
1179:Pregulman
1159:Van Every
1144:Jankowski
1070:Don Delph
1031:Fred Leon
910:Bud Grant
900:Stan West
845:Leon Hart
783:Rod Franz
775:Ed Bagdon
743:Leon Hart
691:Backfield
517:in Japan.
142:Minnesota
51:Position:
38:Minnesota
1634:Van Ness
1594:K. Clark
1559:Matthews
1519:Reynolds
1504:Holliday
1464:V. Clark
1459:Thompson
1439:Fullwood
1429:Carreker
1414:Campbell
1404:B. Clark
1354:Buchanon
1344:McGeorge
1294:Anderson
1284:Robinson
1274:Adderley
1058:Jim Howe
459:Pro Bowl
284:for the
138:College:
1589:Randall
1569:Sherrod
1549:Harrell
1539:Rodgers
1534:Carroll
1529:Barnett
1509:Edwards
1494:Michels
1489:Newsome
1474:Simmons
1469:Buckley
1454:Bennett
1249:Hornung
1234:Switzer
1219:Parilli
1174:Wildung
1164:Paskvan
522:Cargill
484:: 1980
452:All-Pro
353:Big Ten
292:at the
115:Weight:
107:Height:
1639:Morgan
1619:Stokes
1609:Savage
1564:Bulaga
1514:Franks
1484:Taylor
1479:Teague
1444:Sharpe
1389:Lofton
1379:Butler
1374:Koncar
1314:Hyland
1299:Elkins
1264:Duncan
1259:Currie
1254:Kramer
1239:Bettis
1229:Hunter
1199:Girard
1154:Buhler
1149:Isbell
1139:Letlow
504:Career
450:Named
402:voting
278:center
102:, U.S.
85:, U.S.
55:Center
46:No. 15
1629:Wyatt
1579:Jones
1574:Perry
1499:Verba
1424:Lewis
1409:Cumby
1399:Ivery
1359:Tagge
1339:McCoy
1334:Moore
1329:Lueck
1269:Moore
1244:Losch
1204:Heath
1169:Odson
391:1949
384:1949
373:1949
333:Youth
90:Died:
70:Born:
1614:Love
1604:Gary
1554:Raji
1544:Hawk
1324:Carr
1319:Horn
1289:Voss
1279:Gros
1214:Gain
1194:Case
734:Line
280:and
226:1948
219:1949
208:1948
201:1949
175:1954
171:1950
152:1950
722:FB
714:HB
706:QB
698:QB
529:CBS
443:NFL
246:PFR
1656::
789:C
781:G
773:G
765:T
757:T
749:E
741:E
600:^
552:^
324:.
300:.
57:,
1118:e
1111:t
1104:v
944:e
937:t
930:v
826:e
819:t
812:v
675:e
668:t
661:v
228:)
221:)
217:(
210:)
203:)
199:(
177:)
173:–
169:(
78:)
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