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Minneapolis Marines into NFL competition through 1924 but then withdrew the team. From 1925 to 1928, Dunn continued to serve as vice president of the NFL while he attempted to restart the team as the Twin City Lumberjacks, or to sell his NFL franchise to other
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Marines, another sandlot team at the time, and he played mostly halfback. Dunn played with the Marines semi-professional and independent professional teams through 1919. He took over management of the team in 1915.
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206:"Close Amateur Game"
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