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1369:Dick Wildung
1349:Helge Pukema
1329:Don Nolander
1309:Bill Garnaas
1294:John Billman
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1198:Dick Wildung
1183:Helge Pukema
1168:Bob Paffrath
1158:Don Nolander
1133:Bill Johnson
1123:Bill Garnaas
1098:John Billman
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1690:Bert Baston
1655:Chic Harley
1539:Bob Higgins
1531:Bert Baston
1504:Eddie Mahan
1405:Dallas Ward
1385:Bert Baston
1364:Bob Sweiger
1359:Bruce Smith
1354:Rudy Sikich
1334:Urban Odson
1234:Dallas Ward
1214:Bert Baston
1193:Bob Sweiger
1188:Bruce Smith
1163:Urban Odson
1038:Dallas Ward
1018:Bert Baston
862:Bert Baston
731:Bert Baston
680:Stan Kostka
589:Bert Baston
580:Bert Baston
410:, an early
349:. He was a
343:World War I
300:Walter Camp
276:World War I
156:All-Western
92:(1914–1916)
25:Bert Baston
1768:Categories
1314:Butch Levy
1299:Bill Daley
1143:Butch Levy
1108:Bill Daley
997:Ed Widseth
962:Lou Midler
841:Ed Widseth
826:Dick Smith
811:Lou Midler
801:Milt Bruhn
710:Ed Widseth
700:Dick Smith
690:Lou Midler
675:Milt Bruhn
473:References
445:Later life
439:Korean War
376:Devil Dogs
359:Navy Cross
272:Navy Cross
41:1894-12-03
1638:Backfield
1480:Dick King
1455:Backfield
1304:Bob Fitch
1113:Bob Fitch
992:Andy Uram
942:Dan Elmer
836:Andy Uram
816:Vern Oech
806:Dan Elmer
695:Vern Oech
456:St. Cloud
97:Position:
90:Minnesota
1746:Bob Peck
1587:Bob Peck
1555:Cub Buck
685:Pug Lund
551:Archived
282:in 1954
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582:at the
351:captain
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