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1247:Rucker
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1237:1989:
1229:1988:
1221:1987:
1213:1986:
1207:Pinder
1205:1985:
1197:1984:
1189:1983:
1181:1982:
1173:1981:
1165:1980:
1159:Bruton
1157:1979:
1103:Cotton
1101:2024:
1093:2023:
1085:2022:
1079:Cotton
1077:2021:
1071:Cotton
1069:2020:
1061:2019:
1055:Cotton
1053:2018:
1047:Randle
1045:2017:
1037:2016:
1029:2015:
1023:Clarke
1021:2014:
1013:2013:
1005:2012:
997:2011:
989:2010:
983:Penney
981:2009:
975:Anstey
973:2008:
965:2007:
959:Anstey
957:2006:
949:2005:
941:2004:
933:2003:
925:2002:
917:2001:
911:Rogers
909:2000:
901:1999:
893:1998:
885:1997:
877:1996:
869:1995:
861:1994:
853:1993:
845:&
843:Fisher
841:1992:
833:1991:
827:Rucker
825:1990:
819:Fisher
817:1989:
809:1988:
801:&
797:1987:
789:1986:
783:Borner
781:1985:
773:1984:
765:1983:
757:1982:
749:1981:
741:1980:
733:1979:
284:(1990)
266:(1990)
54:, U.S.
1423:Lisch
1199:Green
1191:Jones
1175:Jones
1167:Smith
1095:Cooks
1087:Adams
1063:Bogut
1039:Lisch
1007:Lisch
999:Ervin
811:Hurst
799:Davis
767:Wells
759:Green
751:Jones
743:Smith
295:SoCon
1335:Gaze
1327:Gaze
1319:Gaze
1311:Gaze
1303:Gaze
1295:Gaze
1287:Gaze
1279:Gaze
1271:Gaze
1263:Gaze
1255:Gaze
1239:Gaze
1231:Gaze
1215:Gaze
919:Rose
895:Gaze
887:Gaze
879:Gaze
871:Gaze
863:Gaze
855:Rose
847:Gaze
835:Gaze
466:2015
364:and
242:2016
227:2014
179:1994
121:1988
36:Born
1391:Ere
350:NBL
332:in
1537::
569:.
476:.
450:.
424:,
420:,
416:,
380:.
360:,
123::
44:)
1138:e
1131:t
1124:v
714:e
707:t
700:v
634:.
580:.
544:.
99:)
95:(
40:(
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