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1017:"Leo Katalinas Wins By K. O. In Debut As Boxer"
971:"Local Stalwart Fails To Cavort With All-Stars"
836:"Leo Katalinas At L. T. As C. U. Down Canisius"
716:"J.W. Cooper (Shenandoah, PA) Alumni Pro Stats"
240:(February 4, 1915 – July 8, 1977) was an
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1060:"Leo Katalinas Won Six Bouts For C. U. Boxers"
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928:"Leo Katalinas Biggest Man on All-Star Squad"
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1512:"Leo Katalinas Helps Paterson To Pennant"
1446:. August 26, 1939. p. 9 – via
1235:Wallenfeldt, E. C. (September 29, 1994).
879:"Al Babartsky Shines On College Gridiron"
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1103:"Leo Katalinas In Knockout Action"
926:Baumgartner, Stan (July 8, 1938).
801:. September 13, 1936. p. 26.
793:"Sophomores Find C.U. Berths Hard"
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1469:"Leo Katalinas Joins Paterson"
1365:"1938 Green Bay Packers (NFL)"
979:. August 25, 1938. p. 8.
681:. January 1, 1936. p. 6.
317:Catholic University of America
269:National Football League Draft
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1438:"Announce Four Grid Releases"
1279:"Giants Invite Leo Katalinas"
1068:. April 8, 1936. p. 10.
267:. He was not selected in the
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451:United States Marine Corps
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548:"Five Years Ago Today"
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763:"Leo Katalinas Stats"
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640:"Joe Katalinas Stats"
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516:"Leo Katalinas Stats"
401:The Washington Herald
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194:Career NFL statistics
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407:Professional career
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238:Leo John Katalinas
101:Career information
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1146:"Answer To Query"
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