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793:"David Elson Records by Year"
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60:Biographical details
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286:Wake Forest
277:Purdue (LB)
252:Marian (IN)
180:(assistant)
107:Position(s)
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1331:Categories
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1133:Jimmy Feix
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752:References
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166:2003–2009
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