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259:San Diego Chargers 50th Anniversary Team
1274:Scholfield, Steve (November 10, 2000).
884:Pascarelli, Peter (September 8, 1978).
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1001:Zimmerman, Paul (September 8, 1980).
978:. Escondido, California. p. A-17
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1335:Plaschke, Bill (September 1, 1995).
1109:"No. 16: Chargers' best draft class"
968:Mitchell, Matt (December 16, 1977).
808:. AP. November 13, 1974. p. 2-C
740:. U of Nebraska Press. p. 317.
16:American football player (born 1953)
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1276:"Bauer, Kelcher were fan favorites"
1060:Granberry, Michael (May 24, 2013).
770:"Talk's Cheap To Chargers' Kelcher"
706:, in 1992. He became co-owner with
534:in 1977, 1978 and 1980; first-team
282:Defensive Player of the Year (1974)
1427:. October 24, 2000. Archived from
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1143:1981 San Diego Chargers Facts Book
892:. Gannett News Service. p. 13
838:. UPI. April 9, 1975. p. C-13
832:"Kelcher Signs San Diego Contract"
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3122:Los Angeles Chargers Hall of Fame
1182:Reilly, Rick (October 25, 1999).
1156:Reynolds, Tim (January 1, 2002).
1145:. San Diego Chargers. p. 45.
1034:Canepa, Nick (November 2, 2014).
768:Granberry, Mike (July 25, 1980).
497:'s defensive player of the year.
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92:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
1509:. September 19, 1998. p. E4
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181:Career highlights and awards
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489:. He was named a consensus
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1473:"The Morning Briefing"
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681:Breitbard Hall of Fame
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386:. He was a four-time
308:Career NFL statistics
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1141:Smith, Rick (1981).
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244:PFWA All-Rookie Team
61:Personal information
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1983:San Francisco 49ers
1447:The Odessa American
1236:The San Diego Union
1097:on August 19, 2010.
925:UPI. August 3, 1982
653:San Francisco 49ers
581:was suffering from
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546:. He was the first
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189:Super Bowl champion
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1188:Sports Illustrated
1158:"The Longest Yard"
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583:ulcerative colitis
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150:San Diego Chargers
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3248:John Hadl
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