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1134:Tom Simpson
1044:Dale Messer
1034:Bill Cooper
801:Lions Bowl
757:Lions Bowl
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445:1968 season
443:during the
422:right guard
410:Al Randolph
395:right guard
333:Early years
1154:Categories
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1094:Don Coffey
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1064:Ray Purdin
1004:selections
853:References
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343:basketball
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