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1068:Roland James
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880:George Cumby
779:Greg Kolenda
761:Ken Margerum
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1656:Mike Hubach
1484:Meriweather
1444:Katzenmoyer
1194:(1960–1970)
1138:Mark Malone
1098:Jim Stuckey
1093:Otis Wilson
1078:Jim Ritcher
1073:Marc Wilson
1063:Earl Cooper
1048:Jacob Green
1043:Doug Martin
1038:Mark Haynes
1018:Bruce Clark
941:Dale Castro
870:Jim Stuckey
862:Ron Simmons
838:Bruce Clark
819:Jim Ritcher
729:Marc Wilson
397:He tackled
242:recoveries:
89:Xenia, Ohio
1905:Categories
1652:Tom Daniel
1646:Mike House
1643:Tom Kearns
1269:Cunningham
1103:Don McNeal
1058:Stan Brock
1053:Brad Budde
1003:Billy Sims
949:Jim Miller
846:Hugh Green
795:Brad Budde
745:Billy Sims
446:References
338:Bluebonnet
307:, earning
144:NFL draft:
121:Greeneview
79:1958-02-18
58:Cornerback
1873:Camarillo
1755:Armstrong
1509:Hightower
1454:D. Graham
1379:Singleton
1364:Armstrong
1224:Concannon
1219:A. Graham
1108:Ray Snell
1008:Lam Jones
811:Ken Fritz
803:Jim Bunch
787:Tim Foley
641:March 17,
589:March 17,
564:March 17,
539:March 17,
469:March 17,
138:Tennessee
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1867:Franklin
1844:R. James
1832:Clayborn
1814:Blackmon
1761:Holloway
1731:C. James
1549:Gonzalez
1539:M. Jones
1504:C. Jones
1494:McCourty
1434:T. Jones
1409:McGinest
1369:Stephens
1339:Williams
1329:Holloway
1324:Ferguson
1299:Clayborn
1274:Stingley
1259:Plunkett
1204:Schwedes
1088:Art Monk
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1838:Lippett
1826:Rembert
1808:Tippett
1786:Defense
1725:Collins
1715:Offense
1544:Strange
1479:Maroney
1474:Mankins
1464:Wilfork
1449:Seymour
1429:Edwards
1404:Bledsoe
1394:Russell
1314:Sanford
1279:Francis
1249:Sellers
1239:Charles
1214:Collins
829:Defense
720:Offense
515:NFL.com
340:bowls.
295:of the
198:All-SEC
104:Weight:
96:Height:
1879:Tatupu
1863:(Ret.)
1850:Marion
1820:Nelson
1802:Bishop
1773:Wooten
1767:Hannah
1749:Dawson
1743:Morgan
1719:Grogan
1529:Michel
1514:Easley
1499:Solder
1469:Watson
1459:Warren
1389:Harlow
1359:Dupard
1354:Matich
1309:Cryder
1304:Morgan
1284:Haynes
1264:Hannah
1234:Singer
334:Senior
240:Fumble
91:, U.S.
62:Safety
49:No. 38
1890:Berry
1886:Coach
1861:Fryar
1828:(ILB)
1822:(ILB)
1816:(OLB)
1810:(OLB)
1796:Veris
1790:Adams
1779:Brock
1737:Fryar
1534:Harry
1519:Brown
1439:Woody
1424:Canty
1419:Glenn
1399:Chung
1384:Agnew
1374:Dykes
1349:Fryar
1344:Eason
1319:James
1289:Brock
1254:Olsen
1209:Mason
251:Sacks
73:Born:
1881:(ST)
1869:(PK)
1840:(CB)
1834:(CB)
1804:(NT)
1798:(DE)
1792:(DE)
1751:(TE)
1745:(WR)
1739:(WR)
1733:(RB)
1727:(RB)
1721:(QB)
1554:Maye
1524:Wynn
1489:Mayo
1334:Sims
1244:Byrd
1229:Rush
643:2024
618:2023
591:2024
566:2024
541:2024
496:2023
471:2024
336:and
330:Hula
206:1979
202:1978
171:1990
167:1980
148:1980
1875:(P)
1852:(S)
1846:(S)
1781:(C)
1775:(G)
1769:(G)
1763:(T)
1757:(T)
1414:Law
1294:Fox
920:DB
912:DB
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878:LB
868:DL
860:DL
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844:DL
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785:OT
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767:TE
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