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1140:Charles Best
986:Find a Grave
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1230:(1957–1977)
1222:(1954–1956)
1214:(1946–1953)
1206:(1942–1945)
1198:(1940–1941)
1190:(1931–1939)
1166:(1923–1928)
1158:(1921–1922)
1150:(1919–1920)
1142:(1917–1918)
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1076:Billy Suter
1070:(1897–1898)
1060:Eddie Blair
1038:(1891–1893)
1036:F. G. Sweat
952:November 9,
906:"Inductees"
412:(1962–1977)
294:(1957–1961)
51:May 7, 1913
1309:Categories
1244:Bill Samko
1148:Earl Abell
803:References
274:Conference
47:1913-05-07
277:Standing
209:program.
125:1960–1970
110:1957–1977
102:1950–1956
92:1943–1949
1294:(2023– )
1252:Al Logan
757:Sewanee:
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698:Sewanee
677:Sewanee
656:Sewanee
635:Sewanee
614:Sewanee
593:Sewanee
572:Sewanee
551:Sewanee
530:Sewanee
509:Sewanee
488:Sewanee
467:Sewanee
423:Sewanee
364:Sewanee
345:Sewanee
305:Sewanee
271:Overall
195:baseball
166:Football
120:Baseball
87:Football
1204:No team
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890:June 7,
864:June 7,
833:June 7,
776:93–74–5
761:93–74–5
445:Sewanee
384:Sewanee
325:Sewanee
236:of the
216:at the
144:Overall
129:Sewanee
114:Sewanee
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1086:(1902)
1062:(1896)
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772:Total:
226:Johnny
73:, U.S.
56:, U.S.
764:36–24
749:T—3rd
707:T–1st
686:T–3rd
644:T–2nd
623:T–4th
602:T–4th
581:T–2nd
560:T–3rd
518:T–4th
476:T–1st
426:4–3–1
388:5–2–1
367:4–3–1
348:4–3–1
308:5–2–1
268:Team
265:Year
222:Bobby
954:2020
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