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Lynn Curtis Swann
Lynn Swann 1952- American football player Blessed with incredible speed and an ability to catch the football with leaps almost ballet-like in gracefulness, wide receiver Lynn Swann also had an impeccable sense of timing. He joined the Pittsburgh Steelers just as the team embarked on its most... Read more |
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Fran Tarkenton
Fran Tarkenton 1940- American football player Few professional football players have burst upon the scene as spectacularly as Fran Tarkenton. In his very first pro game, Tarkenton came off the bench to toss four touchdown passes, leading his Minnesota Vikings team to a decisive 37-13 victory... Read more |
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Dan Marino
Dan Marino 1961- American football player He's considered the most prolific passer the National Football League (NFL) ever produced. During his seventeen seasons with the Miami Dolphins, Dan Marino generated one of the most remarkable quarterbacking careers in the history of football,... Read more |
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Harold Red Grange
Harold "Red" Grange 1903-1991 American football player Harold "Red" Grange's legacy has truly stood the test of time. More than three quarters of a century after his famous four touchdowns in twelve minutes against the University of Michigan in 1925, he is remembered as one of the greatest... Read more |
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Jerry Lee Rice
Jerry Lee Rice 1962-, American football player, b. Crawford, Miss. Winning national attention while at the otherwise obscure Mississippi Valley State College, Itta Bena, Miss., Rice subsequently played professionally with the San Francisco 49ers (1985-2001), the Oakland Raiders (2001-2004), and... Read more |
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Red Grange
Red Grange (Harold Edward Grange), 1903-91, American football player, b. Forksville, Pa. Grange was All-America halfback at the Univ. of Illinois (1923-25). After a spectacular college career in which he scored 31 touchdowns and gained 3,367 yards running, he undertook a national barnstorming tour... Read more |
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Football Professional
FOOTBALL: PROFESSIONAL Futility Few would have thought that when the Los Angeles Raiders defeated the Washington Redskins 38-9 in Super Bowl XVIII on 22 January 1984 the game would signal the end of the era of American Football Conference (AFC) dominance. The mighty Pittsburgh... Read more |
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Jerry Rice
Jerry Rice1962– Professional football player In 1992 Jerry Rice, then the star wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers, grabbed the record for most touchdown receptions in a professional football career, with 101. That milestone—coming as it did during the prime of his career—assured Rice a... Read more |
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Michael Vick
Michael Vick1980— Football player As a quarterback for the National Football League's (NFL) Atlanta Falcons, Michael Vick changed the prospects for that franchise and the game of football itself. In the history of the game, there have been few players who have been able to combine the classic... Read more |
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Panthers buy into Kimbrell's system: Lanham has three TD passes in 41-6 victory.
...passed for three touchdowns, and running...over Evansville Bosse 41-6 in the...victory, forcing four turnovers as...Panthers gave Bosse's defensive...first half. Bosse (0-2) answered...into a 51-yard touchdown with 3:00 ... |