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Paul Hornung
Paul Hornung 1935- American football player Star running back Paul Hornung led the great Green Bay Packer teams of the early 1960s to four National Football League (NFL) championships. One of the most versatile football players ever, in addition to being a tenacious rusher—especially within... Read more |
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Ray Lewis
Ray Lewis Trial: 2000 Defendant: Ray LewisCrimes Charged: Murder, assault with a deadly weaponDefense Lawyers: Ed Garland, Jana Harris, Max RichardsonProsecutor: Paul HowardJudge: Alice D. BonnerPlace: Atlanta, GeorgiaDates of Trial: May-June 2000Verdict: Guilty of obstruction of... 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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Gene Upshaw
Gene Upshaw 1945— Football player, union executive As a guard for pro football's Oakland Raiders, Gene Upshaw established a reputation as one of the most dominating players on the field. As the longtime executive director of the NFL Players' Association, he is widely regarded as one of the... Read more |
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Tony Dorsett
Tony Dorsett 1954- American football player At just five-feet-ten-inches and 188 pounds dripping wet, Tony Dorsett didn't appear cut out to be a good running back. However, he spent four spectacular years at the University of Pittsburgh and twelve seasons in the National Football... 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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Lamar Hunt
Lamar Hunt 1932-2006, American business and sports executive, b. El Dorado, Ark. One of the Hunt brothers—sons of Texas oil magnate H. L. Hunt—Lamar Hunt had significant business interests in oil and real estate, and was involved in 1969-70 with his brothers William Herbert Hunt and... Read more |
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Ronde Barber
Ronde Barber 1975– Athlete At a Glance … Sources Ronde Barber’s defensive talents helped lead his football teammates, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, to a 2003 Super Bowl victory in the National Football League (NFL). The Virginia native and twin of Tiki Barber, a running... Read more |
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Gale Sayers
Gale Sayers 1943- American football player Knee injuries cut short the brilliant football career of running back Gale Sayers, but not before the "Kansas Comet" was recognized by the National Football League (NFL) as the greatest running back in the first 50 years of the league's history. Although... Read more |
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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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