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560:Ken Willard
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449:Gale Sayers
444:Dick Butkus
439:Ken Willard
258:Dick Butkus
222:All-Big Ten
220:First-team
209:Third-team
115:High school
76:Position(s)
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1281:Categories
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1237:Tom Vaughn
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381:Legacy.com
286:References
166:Drafted by
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104:US college
38:1942-09-04
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993:A. Carter
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708:McElhenny
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570:Joe Cerne
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310:March 23,
256:, he and
252:. At the
187:1965–1967
182:As player
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868:Sandifer
848:Anderson
818:Banaszek
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