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1378:(1925–1926)
1360:(1923–1927)
1354:(1923–1927)
1342:(1922–1926)
1330:(1922–1923)
1324:(1922–1923)
1306:(1921–1922)
1265:(1920–1929)
1259:(1920–1929)
1253:(1920–1928)
1247:(1920–1926)
1241:(1920–1926)
1235:(1920–1926)
1229:(1920–1926)
1223:(1920–1925)
1217:(1920–1925)
1211:(1920–1921)
1205:(1920–1921)
526:Duke Slater
372:Joseph Carr
289:First years
283:Duke Slater
133:(1922–1925)
77:Team colors
1505:Categories
898:2022-07-19
775:2008-03-17
725:References
566:Roy Vassau
271:Akron Pros
112:(1922–23)
1440:1930s–50s
1088:Conzelman
992:Based in
854:April 30,
493:1925–1926
472:1922–1924
450:Inducted
444:Position
392:with the
168:Wisconsin
164:Milwaukee
122:(1925–26)
60:Wisconsin
56:Milwaukee
1098:Erickson
1028:Stadiums
981:Defunct
795:29 April
433:Players
390:fullback
357:Art Folz
127:Owner(s)
52:Based in
1188:Charter
1112:Seasons
1093:Garrett
447:Tenure
416:Players
407:Decline
251:Chicago
245:Origins
240:History
117:(1924)
107:(1922)
32:Founded
1491:(1952)
1467:(1934)
1455:(1931)
1414:(1926)
1408:(1926)
1402:(1926)
1372:(1924)
1366:(1924)
1348:(1923)
1300:(1921)
1294:(1921)
1288:(1921)
1282:(1921)
1199:(1920)
1060:Owners
599:Coach
596:Finish
138:(1926)
95:
92:
86:
83:
67:League
42:Folded
1273:1920s
1190:teams
1103:Bryan
718:15th
538:2020
517:2005
496:1963
475:1964
441:Name
174:from
1139:1926
1134:1925
1129:1924
1124:1923
1119:1922
1044:Lore
856:2013
797:2012
705:1926
694:16th
681:1925
670:12th
657:1924
633:1923
618:11th
605:1922
584:Year
535:1922
514:1922
438:No.
388:, a
320:1925
316:1924
307:1923
295:1922
281:and
234:WRNW
226:1994
222:1933
199:1925
195:1926
180:1926
176:1922
154:The
46:1926
36:1922
646:3rd
224:to
178:to
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751:^
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624:,
531:OT
510:HB
489:HB
468:QB
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778:.
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712:7
709:2
691:0
688:6
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667:0
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661:5
643:3
640:2
637:7
615:3
612:4
609:2
593:T
590:L
587:W
522:—
501:—
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455:—
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