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Yuba College heralds Hall of Famers.
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Byline: Todd R. Hansen
Dec. 4--A veteran of the NFL and a two-way player on the vaunted Yuba College 1969 championship football team leads a group of four inductees and the 1958 title squad into the 49ers' Hall of Fame. Mike Hancock, whose first two catches as a tight end for the Washington Redskins went for touchdowns, played football and basketball for Yuba. He will be joined by another two-sport star, Leilani Limary, and two men -- longtime Yuba College contributor Tom Crowhurst and Robert "Mike" Roof -- who made their names as prep high school coaches after ...
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Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
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ON LANGUAGE; Mene Mene Mystery
Newspaper article from: Forward
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Magazine article from: Chemistry and Industry
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Bye bye Labour!
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England)
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Newspaper article from: Sunday News Lancaster, PA
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Magazine article from: National Review
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