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550:. His 21
521:Mike Bass
447:Undrafted
405:with the
146:Undrafted
44:Position:
1624:Ed White
1173:Harrison
1159:Buchanon
1133:Merriman
1107:Williams
1030:Hardwick
926:Garrison
919:Chandler
585:See also
525:kickoffs
403:Pro Bowl
368:football
218:Pro Bowl
128:College:
1568:Ron Mix
1299:Gillman
1292:Coryell
1284:Coaches
1255:Scifres
1248:Bennett
1236:Sproles
1126:W. Lowe
1093:Kelcher
1086:Johnson
1047:Defense
1004:Sweeney
997:Dielman
959:Winslow
912:Alworth
879:P. Lowe
872:Lincoln
826:Offense
762:NFL.com
204:All-AFL
103:Weight:
95:Height:
1274:Osgood
1229:Duncan
1217:Carney
1187:McNeil
1180:Jammer
1074:O’Neal
1067:Faison
985:Wright
940:Joiner
893:Muncie
860:Rivers
777:
619:AL.com
493:safety
443:Tigers
364:Duncan
360:Speedy
286:Fumble
78:, U.S.
39:No. 45
1267:Bauer
1147:Smith
1119:Allen
1037:Macek
1011:White
952:Gates
886:Means
839:Fouts
531:. In
319:4,539
311:2,201
120:Druid
83:Died:
63:Born:
1306:Ross
1166:Byrd
1140:Seau
1100:Ladd
1060:Dean
846:Hadl
775:IMDb
742:2021
690:2021
661:2021
626:2021
546:and
533:1974
529:1971
519:and
501:1965
489:1964
482:1966
478:1965
417:and
373:and
222:1971
212:1967
208:1965
182:1974
178:1971
168:1970
164:1964
142:1964
971:Mix
773:at
458:NFL
451:AFL
433:in
389:at
343:PFR
280:328
227:3×
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1261:ST
1223:KR
1153:DB
1113:LB
1080:DT
1054:DE
946:TE
906:WR
866:RB
833:QB
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