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518:St. Louis, MO: The Sporting News, 1981; p. 269.
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387:Greenville High School
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514:Dick Kaegel (ed.),
461:Washington Redskins
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834:Jim Romano
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818:Dave Dalby
810:Kenny Hill
778:Rick Berns
754:Mike Davis
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635:David Humm
627:Chris Bahr
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1164:Tom Walsh
1150:Art Shell
651:Ted Watts
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373:Biography
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