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1303:Don Shinnick
1271:George Preas
1231:L. G. Dupree
1215:Avatus Stone
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1027:Harlan Geach
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1863:2017 deaths
1858:1934 births
1815:Herman Ball
1806:Weeb Ewbank
1781:Dave Sherer
1733:Andy Nelson
1693:Art Donovan
1669:Steve Myhra
1653:Art Spinney
1629:Buzz Nutter
1573:Alan Ameche
1557:Mike Sommer
1541:Lenny Moore
1533:Carl Taseff
1525:Art DeCarlo
1417:Herman Ball
1408:Weeb Ewbank
1359:Andy Nelson
1319:Art Donovan
1295:Steve Myhra
1279:Art Spinney
1263:Leo Sanford
1247:Buzz Nutter
1191:Alan Ameche
1175:Lenny Lyles
1159:Lenny Moore
1151:Carl Taseff
1143:Art DeCarlo
1103:George Shaw
1033:Len DeMalon
977:Don Simonic
973:Andy Nelson
969:Joe Grisham
963:Jack Harmon
566:February 9,
446:Weeb Ewbank
422:paratrooper
1852:Categories
1717:Ray Krouse
1709:Jim Parker
1517:Milt Davis
1343:Ray Krouse
1335:Jim Parker
1135:Milt Davis
1042:Bob Bailey
1030:Joe Unitas
998:Ed Prelock
943:Luke Owens
933:Jim Parker
923:selections
547:References
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388:LSU Tigers
358:team from
322:Early life
128:NFL draft:
56:1934-04-02
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1757:Don Joyce
1597:Hal Lewis
1501:Ray Brown
1383:Don Joyce
1167:Jack Call
1119:Dick Horn
1111:Ray Brown
1004:Jim Villa
985:Joe Guido
981:Jack Call
966:Bob White
415:U.S. Army
35:Position:
1773:Ed Cooke
1431:Bob Shaw
774:Archived
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