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player. He was known for his college career for
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Pan
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162:NCAA College Division champion
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652:"Goodbye, 'Easy Ed'"
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100:High school
955:Categories
927:Pinholster
411:References
398:Evansville
346:rebounding
311:basketball
249:basketball
115:Evansville
48:1937-06-04
908:Smallwood
547:The Times
390:São Paulo
123:NBA draft
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881:Peterson
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370:honors.
336:. A 6'4
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818:Adams
218:Stats
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