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Player	Pos	Age	Date of Death	BirthDate	Yrs	From	To	AP1	PB	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Int	Sk	Yds	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Rec	Yds	TD	Lng	Int	Sk
Ed Allen	E	78	8/0/1979	6/5/1901	1	1928	1928	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cliff Anderson	E	49	3/16/1979	11/25/1929	2	1952	1953	0	0	1	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	28	457	2	32
Troy Archer	DT-DE	24	6/22/1979	1/16/1955	3	1976	1978	0	0	2	16	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16.5
Chalmer Ault	T	78	5/18/1979	7/10/1900	2	1924	1925	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cliff Baldwin	TB-WB-BB	79	1/25/1979	9/22/1899	2	1920	1921	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bert Baston	E	84	11/15/1979	12/3/1894	1	1920	1920	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alf Bauman	DT-T	59	3/2/1979	1/3/1920	4	1947	1950	0	0	1	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Bentzin	G	76	1/6/1979	3/7/1902	1	1924	1924	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dan Bernoske	G	73	6/29/1979	7/20/1905	1	1926	1926	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wayne Brenkert	B/Coach	81	8/1/1979	3/5/1898	2	1923	1924	0	0	2	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Brown	G	73	2/28/1979	8/29/1905	1	1930	1930	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Buckler	G-T-E	78	6/20/1979	4/29/1901	6	1926	1933	0	0	4	0	78	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ralph Buckley	BB-HB	72	7/13/1979	3/18/1907	1	1930	1930	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Hal Burt	G	78	4/17/1979	9/11/1900	1	1924	1924	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Butler	C-LB-T	70	10/30/1979	5/3/1909	4	1934	1938	0	0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Augie Cabrinha	WB	76	3/8/1979	4/13/1902	1	1927	1927	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J.V. Cain	TE-WR	28	7/22/1979	7/22/1951	4	1974	1977	0	0	2	12	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	76	1014	9	40
Tony Calvelli	C-G	63	5/17/1979	7/16/1915	3	1939	1947	0	0	1	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Bill Capps	T-G	74	1/4/1979	6/23/1904	2	1929	1930	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Cardwell	HB	83	10/20/1979	6/6/1896	1	1923	1923	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Chapple	LB	36	10/19/1979	7/23/1943	1	1965	1965	0	0	0	3	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.0
Moose Cochran	E	81	5/10/1979	6/6/1897	1	1922	1922	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
James Cook	G	90	8/21/1979	11/27/1888	1	1921	1921	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Coomer	T-G	62	10/18/1979	9/11/1917	6	1941	1949	0	1	1	0	62	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Les Cowan	DT-DE	53	3/9/1979	12/24/1925	1	1951	1951	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Day	LB	41	4/26/1979	3/16/1938	1	1960	1960	0	0	1	4	14	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2.0
Bob Dee	DE-DT	45	4/18/1979	5/18/1933	10	1957	1967	0	4	8	64	134	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17.5
Forrest Douds	T-G-C/Coach	74	8/16/1979	4/21/1905	5	1930	1934	1	0	3	0	53	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Tiny Engebretsen	T-G	68	3/31/1979	7/27/1910	10	1932	1941	0	1	2	0	94	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wuert Engelmann	HB	70	1/8/1979	2/11/1908	4	1930	1933	0	0	1	0	44	0	0	0	0	0	0			58	263	2	0	5	87	4	33
Jon Evans	E	43	8/19/1979	1/31/1936	1	1958	1958	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Beattie Feathers	HB-WB	69	3/10/1979	8/20/1909	7	1934	1940	1	0	4	0	54	12	43	116	4	10	6			378	1980	16	82	15	243	1	12
Tom Ferguson	T	87	12/8/1979	9/24/1892	1	1921	1921	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clarke Fischer	HB	79	10/21/1979	3/30/1900	1	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Fritsch	FB	58	10/4/1979	10/31/1920	9	1942	1950	1	0	8	0	99	0	1	0	0	0	0			620	2200	31	55	25	227	1	35	10
Babe Frump	G	78	8/14/1979	7/15/1901	1	1930	1930	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carl George	G	85	12/28/1979	11/14/1894	1	1922	1922	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Gildea	B	69	11/20/1979	3/9/1910	4	1935	1938	0	1	3	0	44	51	181	964	5	0	34			134	99	1	2	13	181	0	3
Myrl Goodwin	B-E	78	2/14/1979	1/21/1901	1	1928	1928	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Gray	E	60	6/12/1979	1/1/1919	2	1946	1947	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	1	20	0	20
Herb Gruber	E	77	2/1/1979	12/22/1901	3	1921	1923	0	0	2	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Haas	B	73	9/0/1979	5/25/1906	1	1929	1929	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hinkey Haines	B/Coach	80	1/9/1979	12/23/1898	6	1925	1931	0	0	3	0	53	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	14	0	0	0	6	0
Chuck Hajek	C-LB	68	2/21/1979	11/11/1910	1	1934	1934	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Harris	E-DE	64	6/0/1979	9/1/1914	1	1937	1937	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Urban Henry	DT	43	2/26/1979	6/7/1935	3	1961	1964	0	0	0	8	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3.5
Ed Herman	E	77	5/31/1979	1/22/1902	1	1925	1925	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kirk Hershey	E	60	1/23/1979	7/7/1918	1	1941	1941	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	1	11	0	11
Andy Hillhouse	HB	82	3/6/1979	9/15/1896	1	1921	1921	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Keever Jankovich	LB-DE	51	2/23/1979	1/6/1928	2	1952	1953	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pres Johnston	HB-FB-LB	58	1/15/1979	10/12/1920	1	1946	1946	0	0	0	0	11	1	1	9	0	9	0			45	218	2	0	6	54	1	0	1
Bill Karr	E	68	10/29/1979	3/29/1911	6	1933	1938	1	0	5	0	63	0	0	0	0	0	0			6	27	1	10	48	1032	18	49
Tom Kerrigan	G	73	7/29/1979	7/7/1906	2	1929	1930	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Quentin Klenk	T	59	1/4/1979	2/13/1919	1	1946	1946	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Knight	C-T	79	2/17/1979	10/1/1899	2	1920	1921	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Laws	HB	68	8/22/1979	6/16/1911	12	1934	1945	0	1	5	0	120	10	33	163	3	62	6			470	1932	9	41	79	1041	9	61	18
Les Lear	T	60	1/5/1979	8/22/1918	4	1944	1947	0	0	0	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Tuffy Leemans	FB-TB-DB-QB	66	1/19/1979	11/12/1912	8	1936	1943	1	2	8	0	80	167	383	2318	25	50	32			919	3132	17	75	28	422	3	50	4
Reid Lennon	G-C-T	58	2/10/1979	8/17/1920	2	1945	1947	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Leonard	T	80	2/2/1979	1/2/1899	1	1923	1923	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Little	T	87	5/28/1979	12/6/1891	2	1920	1921	0	0	2	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charley Marshall	E	72	4/24/1979	7/25/1906	2	1931	1932	0	0	1	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ike Martin	TB-HB	92	7/20/1979	7/15/1887	1	1920	1920	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fran Mattingly	G-LB	62	6/27/1979	3/10/1917	1	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Walt McGaw	G	79	10/8/1979	12/27/1899	1	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ernie Meyer	G	74	1/23/1979	6/23/1904	1	1930	1930	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Mihal	T	63	9/18/1979	4/2/1916	4	1940	1947	0	2	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barnes Milam	G-T	73	12/18/1979	1/4/1906	1	1934	1934	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Don Miller	HB	77	7/28/1979	3/29/1902	1	1925	1925	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Regis Monahan	G-T	70	4/23/1979	11/15/1908	5	1935	1939	0	0	0	0	44	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Murphy	B	70	8/28/1979	4/2/1909	1	1934	1934	0	0	0	0	5	3	9	8	0	0	1			12	37	0	0	1	-2	0	-2
Mally Nydall	B	72	5/27/1979	11/24/1906	3	1929	1931	0	0	2	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
Vic Obeck	G	62	4/21/1979	3/28/1917	2	1945	1946	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stan Olejniczak	T	66	3/1/1979	5/31/1912	1	1935	1935	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forrest Olson	G-FB	77	12/13/1979	11/15/1902	1	1927	1927	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harley Pearce	E-B	78	5/13/1979	3/24/1901	1	1926	1926	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
John Petty	FB	59	4/5/1979	10/3/1919	1	1942	1942	0	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0			41	149	2	14	4	53	0	16	1
Stan Pincura	BB	65	2/12/1979	5/2/1913	2	1937	1938	0	0	1	0	22	22	60	332	1	0	10			7	-28	0	0	18	211	1	0
Tony Plansky	B	78	2/10/1979	6/20/1900	3	1928	1932	1	0	1	0	18	0	0	0	2	0	0			0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0
Eddie Price	FB	53	7/21/1979	9/2/1925	6	1950	1955	2	3	5	0	63	0	0	0	0	0	0			846	3292	20	80	75	672	4	83
Peter Rajkovich	FB-LB	68	11/13/1979	1/17/1911	1	1934	1934	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			39	140	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Reynolds	C	65	6/11/1979	4/20/1914	1	1937	1937	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Rooney	E-T	80	3/4/1979	8/28/1898	6	1923	1928	0	0	6	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Gene Rose	B	74	2/1/1979	7/11/1904	4	1929	1932	0	0	2	0	34	2	5	40	0	0	0			1	0	5	0	0	0	1	0
Emmett Ruh	WB-E	86	9/23/1979	8/29/1893	2	1921	1922	0	0	2	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Frank Rydzewski	C-T-G	86	10/16/1979	11/16/1892	7	1920	1926	0	0	4	0	42	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Sanders	G-E	77	4/23/1979	5/26/1901	1	1922	1922	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Scafide	T	68	10/24/1979	6/21/1911	1	1933	1933	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vin Schleusner	T	71	6/5/1979	3/3/1908	2	1930	1931	0	0	1	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Schmidt	C	60	1/10/1979	8/12/1918	1	1940	1940	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ade Schwammel	T	71	11/18/1979	10/14/1908	5	1934	1944	1	0	3	0	46	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Seyboth	WB	75	4/30/1979	4/5/1904	1	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Smith	G	74	12/10/1979	9/25/1905	1	1930	1930	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Spiva	LB	24	4/3/1979	2/6/1955	1	1977	1977	0	0	0	5	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Seaman Squyres	HB	69	11/30/1979	3/2/1910	1	1933	1933	0	0	0	0	4	2	9	15	0	0	1			11	22	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mal Stevens	Coach	79	12/6/1979	4/14/1900				0	0	0
Dean Steward	HB	55	7/8/1979	7/12/1923	1	1943	1943	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	-6	0	-6	0	0	0	0
Larry Strickland	C	47	8/29/1979	9/3/1931	6	1954	1959	1	1	4	0	62	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Strong	FB-TB-HB-WB-DB-K	73	10/5/1979	4/21/1906	12	1929	1947	3	0	8	0	131	20	52	380	6	0	5			379	1228	24	2	22	254	7	0
Bob Swisher	HB	65	9/27/1979	7/14/1914	5	1938	1945	0	2	0	0	41	1	5	8	1	8	1			104	544	2	20	22	582	3	85	2
Bruce Tarbox	G	39	3/6/1979	5/10/1939	1	1961	1961	0	0	0	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Earl Warweg	WB	87	12/7/1979	1/11/1892	1	1921	1921	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rabbit Weller	WB	75	4/17/1979	3/2/1904	1	1933	1933	0	0	0	0	7	0	2	0	0	0	0			12	112	2	50	1	1	0	1
Pop Williams	B	72	2/5/1979	5/4/1906	5	1928	1932	0	0	2	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	11	0	0	0	2	0
Frank Wydo	T-DT	54	2/17/1979	6/15/1924	11	1947	1957	0	0	10	0	132	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	2	21	0	12	1
John Yezerski	T	65	1/18/1979	9/22/1913	1	1936	1936	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Zadworney	HB-DB	62	3/24/1979	11/14/1916	1	1940	1940	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Silvio Zaninelli	B	65	1/29/1979	12/9/1913	4	1934	1937	0	0	3	0	44	2	15	6	0	4	3			81	150	1	0	7	45	0	7

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