495:. Fellow Aztecs receivers Sampson and Smith were chosen in the third and fourth round, respectively. The Buccaneers released Durham before their second preseason game, citing a pulled muscle as one of the reasons. He disputed that his hamstring was an issue, instead saying that the team had "some bad information". Wanting to play in the NFL, Durham declined offers to sign with teams in the
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946:"San Diego St. Faces Air Force in Tokyo"
671:"Aztecs' Senior Trio Starts to Catch On"
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978:"It's Sweet And Sour Season For Aztecs"
952:. AP. November 28, 1981. part III, p. 6
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312:All-Orange County team after leading
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855:Colishaw, Tim (September 27, 1981).
714:. December 15, 1978. part III, p. 16
605:San Francisco 49ers 1984 Media Guide
16:American football player (born 1961)
1358:Thompson, King (December 1, 1983).
1256:"Solomon: 49ers, Bucs inconsistent"
1254:Pugliese, Nick (December 1, 1983).
1038:Garrison, Boyce (August 28, 1991).
916:Reinman, T.R. (November 23, 1981).
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1328:. April 27, 1983. part III, p. 10
1285:Wesch, Hank (November 28, 1982).
1225:"Aztecs MVP Honor Goes To Durham"
857:"Pokes Lose By Inches, Turnovers"
817:Norcross, Don (October 7, 1981).
774:Dolan, Steve (November 4, 1981).
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343:due to the Aztecs' reputation to
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1078:. November 24, 1981. p. E-2
328:and triple coverage all season.
1403:. November 30, 1983. p. F8
1232:. December 3, 1982. p. C-8
1195:. November 26, 1982. p. C3
1169:. December 8, 1982. p. C-6
1129:Maffei, John (April 25, 1983).
1007:Eads, Derry (August 30, 1982).
919:"Records fall in Aztec victory"
640:Virgen, Steve (March 7, 2012).
1044:The North County Blade-Citizen
708:"Times All-Orange County Team"
248:(WAC). He was selected by the
187:Career highlights and awards
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893:. October 2, 1981. p. C1
616:– via Internet Archive.
505:United States Football League
1665:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
1288:"Cowboys Corraled By Aztecs"
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1462:The Peninsula Times Tribune
1433:. July 24, 1984. p. D3
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100:185 lb (84 kg)
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303:. He was named to the
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1427:"49ers camp notebook"
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1046:. Football '91, p. 44
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552:Boys & Girls Club
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861:The Sunday Oklahoman
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464:and did not return.
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218:Darius Tyrone Durham
156:Tampa Bay Buccaneers
61:Personal information
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1497:. Retrieved
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