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1221:Charley Way
1109:Ralph Scott
1104:Pard Pearce
1099:Jack Mintun
1089:Jerry Jones
1084:Ken Huffine
1079:Chic Harley
1049:Dick Barker
981:(1924–1925)
949:(1919–1921)
939:Joseph Carr
481:World War I
460:Chic Harley
378:quarterback
209:As a coach:
1328:Categories
1312:Herb Stein
1264:Luke Urban
1114:Russ Smith
1094:Jake Lanum
987:Jack Heldt
979:Red Weaver
963:Gus Tebell
947:Ted Nesser
607:References
545:broad jump
522:John Wilce
283:Consensus
229:Ohio State
225:Head coach
142:Ohio State
76:1895-06-24
1304:Tom Woods
1272:Stan Keck
1196:Backfield
1139:Lou Usher
955:Herb Dell
485:U.S. Navy
420:Biography
416:in 1973.
55:Position:
601:a street
438:halfback
404:(1923),
396:for the
382:halfback
138:College:
132:Fostoria
50:No. 8, 4
667:at the
493:Cornell
263:All-Pro
115:Weight:
107:Height:
989:(1926)
973:(1923)
965:(1923)
957:(1922)
231:(1935)
102:, U.S.
85:, U.S.
479:into
90:Died:
70:Born:
1239:Line
580:and
394:back
380:and
289:1920
278:1923
271:1922
267:1921
256:1921
221:1923
200:1926
190:1923
180:1923
170:1922
166:1921
59:Back
1227:FB
1219:HB
1211:HB
1203:QB
554:'s
432:in
384:at
346:PFR
1330::
1310:C
1302:G
1294:G
1286:G
1278:T
1270:T
1262:E
1254:E
1246:E
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825:^
655:^
614:^
547:.
322:18
314:34
269:,
1180:e
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903:v
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