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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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Art Shell
Art Shell 1946–Football coach When Art Shell was named head coach of the Los Angeles Raiders in 1989, he became the first African-American head coach in modern National Football League (NFL) history. A former star offensive lineman for the Oakland Raiders, and part of two Super Bowl championship... Read more |
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Otto Graham
Otto Graham 1921- American football player Otto Graham was one of the great quarterbacks in National Football League (NFL) history. Possessed of a powerful arm and pinpoint accuracy, Graham almost single-handedly transformed pro football from a running game of the 1940s to the passing game of... Read more |
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Cris Carter
Cris Carter 1965- American football player When wide receiver Cris Carter, who played most of his career with the Minnesota Vikings, retired after 15 years of playing football, he ranked second all-time in the NFL with 1,096 receptions, 129 of them for touchdowns. Carter, who is an eight-time Pro... Read more |
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Tom Landry
Tom Landry Legendary football coach Tom Landry (1924-2000) was the founding coach of the Dallas Cowboys who brought the team from a winless first season into a dominating force in the National Football League (NFL). Over 29 seasons, Landry guided the Cowboys to 20 consecutive winning seasons, 19... Read more |
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Kevin Garnett
Kevin Garnett 1976- American basketball player In 1995, Kevin Garnett became famous as one of the first high school basketball players to be drafted directly into the National Basketball Association (NBA). Despite many people's concerns about how a teenager would fare in that setting, Garnett did... Read more |
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Jose Canseco
Jose Canseco 1964- Cuban baseball player Sportswriters once chronicled Jose Canseco's exploits both on and off the baseball diamond with a mix of reverence and disbelief. The Oakland Athletics (A's) outfielder hit impressive home runs, helped take his team to three American League pennants and a... Read more |
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Proteomics
Proteomics Proteomics is the science of studying the multitude of proteomes found in living organisms. A proteome is the entire collection of proteins expressed by a genome or in a tissue. The contents of a proteome can differ in various tissue types, and it can change as a result of aging,... Read more |
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The big 4-0; Little means more in dash to be drafted.(SPORTS)
...the 2001 NFL Draft, McCants...University, preparing to run a...dozen pro teams - including...And those first 10 yards...make him the first player drafted...probably in NFL Europe...cash In the ... |
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Running with an opportunity After leaving Colorado, Brian Calhoun landed with...
...it in the blink of an eye...second-team All-America...selection as a first-team All...eligible for the NFL draft in the spring...receiver, which precipitated...9-3 and preparing for a ... |
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Gophers could use a big victory today.(SPORTS)
...beat a top team such as Purdue...Penn State, which plays Minnesota...that you blink your eye...just a good first half like...on special teams At the University...the special teams, says special...been on this ... |
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IT'S NOT TIPPED IN DYKES' FAVOR 'SCALE' LEAVES TOP PICK HANGING IN THE BALANCE
...of signing draft choices has...Patriots' first-round pick...Seismographs in NFL general managers...draft. The NFL wants a rookie...Someone has to blink in this game of nerves, which is ... |
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LITTLE BIG MAN CHIEF CONCERN ELUSIVE HALL ALREADY HAS HURT BRONCOS.(Sports)
...came in a blink of an eye, on the first day of seventh...Dante Hall was preparing to join his buddies on the A team, the next...In his first B-team game...one feint, which is why the...flicked on ... |
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Morris is new running mate Back's skills mesh with Maroney's
...spectator, which meant plenty...has begun preparing himself for...time duty, which he said has...2004, his first season in...on special teams. "I'm...Meriweather, the team's first-round ... |
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