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where, in 1913, he acquired a law degree. He returned to Lac du
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He was recruited to play for the Oorang
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1922 photo of Jim Thorpe and Ted St. Germaine as teammates on the Oorang
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426:"Learn of Death of Thomas St. Germaine"
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201:. That season, he joined the NFL's
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251:. When United States President
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21:American football player
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886:American Ojibwe people
866:Yale Law School alumni
841:Oorang Indians players
224:Germaine attended the
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375:"The Oorang Indians"
267:Head coaching record
191:Villanova University
65:Personal information
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514:Mike Murphy
207:LaRue, Ohio
199:1922 season
800:Categories
738:Jim Weaver
360:References
333:Villanova:
285:Conference
215:Jim Thorpe
76:1885-02-02
746:Lou Ferry
730:Lou Ferry
690:Art Raimo
410:March 28,
317:Villanova
288:Standing
47:Position:
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