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1595:Michel
1580:Easley
1565:Solder
1535:Watson
1525:Warren
1455:Harlow
1425:Dupard
1420:Matich
1375:Cryder
1370:Morgan
1350:Haynes
1330:Hannah
1300:Singer
336:, and
187:
159:(1983)
68:, U.S.
1600:Harry
1585:Brown
1505:Woody
1490:Canty
1485:Glenn
1465:Chung
1450:Agnew
1440:Dykes
1415:Fryar
1410:Eason
1385:James
1355:Brock
1320:Olsen
1275:Mason
249:1,163
50:Born:
1620:Maye
1590:Wynn
1555:Mayo
1400:Sims
1310:Byrd
1295:Rush
221:1979
210:1977
177:1985
167:1984
151:1983
141:1982
137:1980
118:1980
1480:Law
1360:Fox
879:DB
871:DB
863:DB
853:LB
845:LB
837:LB
827:DL
819:DL
811:DL
803:DL
795:DL
744:OT
736:OT
726:TE
718:WR
710:RB
702:RB
694:RB
686:QB
285:PFR
257:4.0
1637::
906:P
898:K
776:C
768:G
760:G
752:G
377:.
344:.
332:,
179:)*
58:)
1238:e
1231:t
1224:v
1131:e
1124:t
1117:v
943:e
936:t
929:v
663:e
656:t
649:v
427:e
420:t
413:v
269:5
266::
246::
223:)
219:(
212:)
208:(
175:(
169:)
165:(
153:)
149:(
143:)
139:–
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