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550:Mac Speedie
511:Bronze Star
507:Silver Star
494:Pacific War
346:and played
213:All-Big Ten
25:Jim Daniell
1513:Categories
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1457:Paul Brown
1441:Fred Evans
1351:Al Coppage
1297:Lou Rymkus
1291:Chet Adams
1267:Ed Ulinski
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1138:Henry Gude
1123:Bill Geyer
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1077:selections
937:August 24,
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498:destroyers
423:Pittsburgh
399:Paul Brown
380:lieutenant
319:(NFL) and
304:", was an
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143:Ohio State
75:1918-04-10
45:No. 99, 40
1405:Bill Lund
1375:Lou Saban
1303:Lou Groza
1152:Holt Rast
911:August 2,
490:U.S. Navy
409:in 2013.
364:U.S. Navy
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1399:Al Akins
858:July 27,
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725:July 30,
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