CHICAGO BEARS DRAFT HISTORY
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Chicago Bears Draft History: 1980-present / 1960-1979
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Chicago Bears - 1959
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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2
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Richie Petitbon
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DB
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Tulane
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3
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Pete Johnson
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DB
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Virginia Military Institute
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5
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John Adams
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FB
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Los Angeles State
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6
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Fred Cole
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G
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Maryland
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8
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Willie Smith
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OT
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Michigan
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9
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Maury Youmans
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DE
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Syracuse
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10
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Bob Coronado
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WR
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University of Pacific
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12
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Justin Rowland
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DB
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TCU
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13
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Gene Jones
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LB
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Rice
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14
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Joe Robb
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DE
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TCU
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15
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Roger LeClerc
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LB
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Trinity (CT)
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27
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John Aveni
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K
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Indiana
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Chicago Bears - 1958
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Chuck Howley
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LB
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West Virginia
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2
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Willard Dewveall
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OE
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SMU
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3
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Ed Cooke
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DE
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Maryland
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3
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Don Healy
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DT
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Maryland
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4
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Erich Barnes
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DB
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Purdue
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5
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Bob Jewett
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OE
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Michigan State
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6
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Merrill Douglas
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FB
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Utah
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9
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Ralph Anderson
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OE
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Los Angeles State
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12
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Johnny Morris
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FL
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California - Santa Barbara
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19
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Bill Roehnelt
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LB
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Bradley
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21
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Bill Miller
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DT
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New Mexico - Highlands
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Chicago Bears - 1957
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Earl Leggett
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DT
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LSU
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2
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Jim Swink
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HB
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TCU
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3
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Ronnie Knox
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QB
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UCLA
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4
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Jack Johnson
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DB
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Miami (FL)
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5
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Vic Zucco
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DB
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Michigan State
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6
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Bo Dickinson
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FB
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Southern Mississippi
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7
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Jerry DeLucca
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OT
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Middle Tennessee State
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8
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Bob Kilcullen
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DE
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Texas Tech
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20
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Al Frazier
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HB
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Florida A&M
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25
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Joe Ryan
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DE
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Villanova
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Chicago Bears - 1956
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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2
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M.L. Brackett
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DE
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Auburn
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4
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John Mellekas
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C
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Arizona
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5
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Willie Galimore
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HB
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Florida A&M
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7
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J.C. Caroline
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DB
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Illinois
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8
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Dick Klawitter
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C
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South Dakota State
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10
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Dick Lucas
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OE
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Boston College
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24
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Jesse Castete
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DB
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McNeese State
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Chicago Bears - 1955
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Ron Drzewiecki
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HB
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Marquette
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2
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Bobby Watkins
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HB
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Ohio State
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4
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Joe O'Malley
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DE
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Georgia
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6
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Henry Mosley
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HB
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Morris Brown
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14
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Ed Nickla
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OT
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Maryland
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15
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J.D. Smith
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FB
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North Carolina A&T
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24
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Joe Young
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DE
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Arizona
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26
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Perry Jeter
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HB
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Cal Poly-S.L.O.
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29
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Dick Klein
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OT
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Iowa
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Chicago Bears - 1954
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Stan Wallace
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DB
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Illinois
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2
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Rick Casares
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FB
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Florida
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3
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Ed Meadows
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DE
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Duke
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15
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Harlon Hill
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OE
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North Alabama
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18
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McNeil Moore
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DB
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Sam Houston State
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20
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Jim Ladd
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OE
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Bowling Green State
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22
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Charlie Sumner
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DB
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William & Mary
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23
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Herman Lee
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OT
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Florida A&M
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30
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Jim Haluska
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QB
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Wisconsin
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Chicago Bears - 1953
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Billy Anderson
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HB
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Compton CC (CA)
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2
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Zeke Bratkowski
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QB
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Georgia
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5
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Stan Jones
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OG
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Maryland
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6
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Art DeCarlo
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DB
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Georgia
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6
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Kline Gilbert
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OT
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Mississippi
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7
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Don Bingham
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HB
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Sul Ross State
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7
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Bucky McElroy
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HB
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Southern Mississippi
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8
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John Kreamcheck
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DT
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William & Mary
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13
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Larry Strickland
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C
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North Texas
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14
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Harland Carl
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HB
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Wisconsin
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15
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Ralph Jecha
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OG
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Northwestern
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16
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Johnny Hatley
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OG
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Sul Ross State
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Chicago Bears - 1952
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Jim Dooley
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OE
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Miami (FL)
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2
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Eddie Macon
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HB
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University of Pacific
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3
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Bill McColl
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OE
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Stanford
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4
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Herman Clark
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OG
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Oregon State
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5
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Jack Hoffman
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DE
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Xavier (OH)
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5
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Fred Williams
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OT
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Arkansas
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6
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Ed Brown
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QB
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San Francisco
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7
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Joe Fortunato
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LB
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Mississippi State
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8
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Bill Bishop
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DT
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North Texas
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9
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Bobby Cross
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OT
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Stephen F. Austin State
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18
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Tommy O'Connell
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QB
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Illinois
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20
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Jimmy Lesane
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DB
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Virginia
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21
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Ted Daffer
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DE
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Tennessee
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Chicago Bears - 1951
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Bob Williams
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QB
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Notre Dame
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1
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Gene Schroeder
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OE
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Virginia
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2
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Bill George
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LB
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Wake Forest
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3
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Whizzer White
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HB
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Arizona State
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4
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Bob Moser
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C
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University of Pacific
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4
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Tom Jelley
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DE
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Miami (FL)
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5
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Brad Rowland
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HB
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McMurry
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7
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Paul Lea
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OT
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Tulane
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Chicago Bears - 1950
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Fred Morrison
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FB
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Ohio State
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1
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Chuck Hunsinger
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HB
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Florida
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2
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John Dottley
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FB
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Mississippi
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3
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Steve Romanik
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QB
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Villanova
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5
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Ernie Zalejski
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DB
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Notre Dame
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6
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Wayne Hansen
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LB
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UTEP
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9
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Breezy Reid
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HB
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Georgia
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11
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John Helwig
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LB
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Notre Dame
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13
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Frank Dempsey
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OG
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Florida
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16
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Ed Bradley
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OG
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Wake Forest
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Chicago Bears - 1949
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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2
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Billy Grimes
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HB
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Oklahoma State
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3
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Red O'Quinn
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DB
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Wake Forest
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5
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John Hoffman
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FB
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Arkansas
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6
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Gerry Krall
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HB
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Ohio State
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8
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Bill Wightkin
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OT
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Notre Dame
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12
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George Blanda
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QB
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Kentucky
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15
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Hal Faverty
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LB
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Wisconsin
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Chicago Bears - 1948
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Max Bumgardner
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DE
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Texas
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1
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Bobby Layne
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QB
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Texas
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2
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Dub Garrett
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DG
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Mississippi State
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3
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Knox Ramsey
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OG
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William & Mary
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6
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Shorty McWilliams
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DB
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Mississippi State
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8
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Dick Flanagan
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LB
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Ohio State
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12
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Ollie Cline
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FB
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Ohio State
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20
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J.R. Boone
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HB
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Tulsa
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Chicago Bears - 1947
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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1
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Bob Fenimore
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HB
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Oklahoma State
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1
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Don Kindt
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HB
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Wisconsin
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2
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Frank Minini
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HB
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San Jose State
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3
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Jim Canady
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DB
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Texas
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6
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Allen Smith
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DE
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Mississippi
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10
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Tony Adamle
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LB
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Ohio State
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15
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Wally Dreyer
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HB
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Wisconsin
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19
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Russ Reader
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DB
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Michigan State
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21
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Al Lawler
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HB
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Texas
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Chicago Bears - 1946
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Johnny Lujack
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QB
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Notre Dame
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2
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Julie Rykovich
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HB
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Illinois
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11
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Eddie Allen
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FB
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Pennsylvania
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16
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Ted Hazelwood
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OT
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North Carolina
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24
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Visco Grgich
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OG
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Santa Clara
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Chicago Bears - 1945
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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3
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Forrest Masterson
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C
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Iowa
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5
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Glen Burgeis
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T
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Tulsa
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12
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Frank Mattioli
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G
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Pittsburgh
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15
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Nick Sacrinty
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QB
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Wake Forest
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16
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Jim Keane
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OE
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Northwestern
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19
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Walt Stickel
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DT
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Pennsylvania
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20
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Bob Livingstone
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DB
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Notre Dame
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Chicago Bears - 1944
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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9
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Ray Evans
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TB
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Kansas
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2
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24
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Rudy Smeja
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OE
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Michigan
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3
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40
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Abe Croft
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OE
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SMU
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7
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84
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Jack Morton
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OE
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Purdue
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17
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194
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Barry French
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OG
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Purdue
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19
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216
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Bob Margarita
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HB
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Brown
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26
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293
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Charlie Mitchell
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DB
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Tulsa
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Chicago Bears - 1943
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Bob Steuber
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FB
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DePauw
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2
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Fred Evans
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HB
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Notre Dame
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4
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Derrell Palmer
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DT
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TCU
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5
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Milt Vucinich
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C
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Stanford
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6
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Alyn Beals
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OE
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Santa Clara
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8
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Walt Lamb
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DE
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Oklahoma
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12
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Loyd Arms
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G
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Oklahoma State
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15
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Pat Preston
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G
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Wake Forest
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16
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Hank Norberg
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DE
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Stanford
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Chicago Bears - 1942
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Frankie Albert
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QB
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Stanford
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5
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Bob Jeffries
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G
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Missouri
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6
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Frank Maznicki
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HB
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Boston College
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7
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John Petty
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FB
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Purdue
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8
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Noah Mullins
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DB
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Kentucky
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9
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Bill Geyer
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HB
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Colgate
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10
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Jim Daniell
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T
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Ohio State
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11
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Jackie Hunt
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HB
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Marshall
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12
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Henry Gude
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C
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Vanderbilt
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17
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"Special Delivery" Jones
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HB
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Pittsburgh
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19
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Adolph Kissell
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HB
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Boston College
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20
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Stu Clarkson
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LB
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Texas A&M - Kingsville
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Chicago Bears - 1941
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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1
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Tommy Harmon
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HB
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Michigan
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2
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Norm Standlee
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FB
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Stanford
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4
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Hugh GAllarneau
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HB
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Stanford
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5
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Charlie O'Rourke
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QB
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Boston College
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7
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John Federovitch
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T
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Davis & Elkins
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8
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Fred Hartman
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T
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Rice
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10
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Al Matuza
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C
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Georgetown
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11
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Hal Lahar
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G
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Oklahoma
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14
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Bob Morrow
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FB
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Illinois Wesleyan
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16
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Johnny Martin
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DB
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Oklahoma
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19
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Bill Glenn
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QB
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Eastern Illinois
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Chicago Bears - 1940
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Bulldog Turner
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C
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Hardin-Simmons
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2
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Ken Kavanaugh
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OE
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LSU
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3
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Ed Kolman
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T
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Temple
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4
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John Woudenberg
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T
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St. Mary's (CA)
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5
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Len Akin
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G
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Baylor
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6
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Jim Fordham
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FB
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Georgia
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7
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Hamp Pool
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OE
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Stanford
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9
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Lee Artoe
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T
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California
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11
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Harry Clarke
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HB
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West Virginia
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18
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Young Bussey
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DB
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LSU
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20
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Walt Kichefski
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OE
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Miami (FL)
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Chicago Bears - 1939
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Sid Luckman
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QB
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Columbia
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1
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Bill Osmanski
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FB
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Holy Cross
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5
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Charles Heileman
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OE
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Iowa State
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7
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Ray Bray
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DG
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North Carolina
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12
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Anton Stolfa
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QB
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Luther
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16
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Solly Sherman
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QB
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Chicago
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19
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Aldo Forte
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G
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Montana
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Chicago Bears - 1938
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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2
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Gary Famiglietti
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FB
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Boston University
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3
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Gust Zarnas
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G
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Ohio State
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4
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Bob Masterson
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OE
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Miami (FL)
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5
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Frank Ramsey
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T
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Oregon State
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10
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Ferd Dreyer
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E
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Denver
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Chicago Bears - 1937
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Les McDonald
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OE
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Nebraska
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3
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Dick Plasman
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DE
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Vanderbilt
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4
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Henry Hammond
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OE
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Rhodes
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5
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Bill Conkright
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C
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Oklahoma
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6
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Del Bjork
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T
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Oregon
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Chicago Bears - 1936
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Joe Stydahar
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T
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West Virginia
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2
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Eddie Michaels
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G
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Villanova
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4
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Bob Allman
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OE
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Michigan State
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5
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Vern Oech
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G
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Minnesota
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9
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Danny Fortmann
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G
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Colgate
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