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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
Dunc Annan	TB-WB-FB-BB-T	85	6/21/1981	8/10/1895	6	1920	1926	0	0	5	0	43	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0
Norris Armstrong	T	83	10/11/1981	9/15/1898	1	1922	1922	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Bagarus	HB-DB	62	10/17/1981	6/19/1919	4	1945	1948	1	0	2	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0			98	343	1	18	80	1155	9	70	5
Cliff Battles	TB-FB-WB-DB/Coach	70	4/28/1981	5/1/1910	6	1932	1937	3	0	5	0	60	44	157	590	1	7	15			839	3511	23	75	38	546	4	0
Bill Baumgartner	E	60	9/0/1981	4/17/1921	1	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Beach	G	84	9/24/1981	2/8/1897	1	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Beckett	T	89	7/26/1981	1/5/1892	2	1920	1922	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Bentz	T	89	1/10/1981	12/20/1891	1	1920	1920	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Berwick	C-E	77	6/14/1981	5/10/1904	1	1926	1926	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adolph Bieberstein	G	79	12/31/1981	12/17/1902	1	1926	1926	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Bleier	B	89	4/13/1981	8/25/1891	1	1921	1921	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
E. Bobadash	E	91	9/11/1981	9/9/1890	1	1922	1922	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ping Bodie	FB	85	12/14/1981	5/10/1896	1	1921	1921	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Les Borden	E-DE	71	5/19/1981	4/8/1910	1	1935	1935	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Bradley	E	67	6/14/1981	11/23/1913	2	1938	1939	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	4	43	0	14
Roman Brumm	E-T-C-G	83	9/2/1981	3/5/1898	3	1924	1926	0	0	3	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Carlson	G	66	6/6/1981	1/22/1915	1	1937	1937	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Cemore	G	63	3/28/1981	8/8/1917	1	1941	1941	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Rusty Chambers	RILB	27	7/1/1981	11/10/1953	6	1975	1980	0	0	3	27	88	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.5
Clem Crabtree	T-G	62	1/12/1981	11/11/1918	2	1940	1941	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Diehl	G-T	76	5/26/1981	1/13/1905	3	1930	1934	0	0	1	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dukes Duford	E-B	82	5/8/1981	6/11/1898	1	1924	1924	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Engelhard	B	82	7/4/1981	10/15/1898	2	1921	1922	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latham Flanagan	E	74	5/19/1981	1/14/1907	1	1931	1931	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Terry Fox	FB-LB	62	4/1/1981	7/6/1918	3	1941	1946	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0			33	123	0	13	9	98	0	21
Joe Frank	T	66	8/11/1981	7/14/1915	3	1941	1943	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gardie Grange	HB-E	74	5/28/1981	12/2/1906	3	1929	1931	0	0	3	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Stone Hallquist	BB-HB-TB	79	6/1/1981	4/8/1902	1	1926	1926	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tex Hamer	B	79	5/9/1981	10/4/1901	4	1924	1927	0	0	3	0	55	0	0	0	5	0	0			0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Hanson	E	79	8/1/1981	4/27/1902	1	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Harrison	E-DB	65	5/30/1981	4/13/1916	1	1944	1944	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	1	9	0	9
George Hastings	T	75	8/9/1981	9/21/1905	2	1930	1931	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Hoptowit	T	65	4/6/1981	9/7/1915	4	1942	1945	0	0	2	0	41	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Howell	E	77	8/23/1981	4/21/1904	1	1929	1929	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clarence Howell	E	54	10/6/1981	9/22/1927	1	1948	1948	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	1	9	0	9	1
Bud Hubbard	E	70	6/8/1981	1/8/1911	1	1935	1935	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	1	0	1	3	99	1	0
Ben Hunt	T	80	6/0/1981	9/16/1900	1	1923	1923	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marvin Johnson	DB-HB	53	2/8/1981	4/13/1927	3	1951	1953	0	0	1	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	2	38	0	28	6
Roy Kirksey	G	33	9/5/1981	9/18/1947	4	1971	1974	0	0	0	11	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Knox	G-T	71	5/0/1981	3/29/1910	3	1934	1936	0	0	2	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Kracum	FB	63	6/7/1981	1/24/1918	1	1941	1941	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			52	169	3	17	2	17	0	13	1
Joe Kuharich	G/Coach	63	1/25/1981	4/14/1917	3	1940	1945	1	1	3	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Frank Linnan	T-G	86	6/2/1981	2/20/1895	2	1922	1926	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Lyons	E	70	11/26/1981	9/10/1911	1	1933	1933	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mel Maceau	C	59	2/16/1981	12/25/1921	3	1946	1948	0	0	0	0	37	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim MacMurdo	T-G	71	8/10/1981	9/2/1909	6	1932	1937	0	0	4	0	47	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Dave Maginnes	WB-HB	86	6/26/1981	11/29/1894	1	1921	1921	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Roger Mahoney	C-G-E	74	3/12/1981	7/19/1906	3	1928	1930	0	0	2	0	42	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Malkovich	C	69	2/17/1981	1/17/1912	1	1935	1935	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Martin	HB	62	11/0/1981	6/13/1919	3	1943	1945	0	0	0	0	22	3	5	22	0	12	0			39	79	0	22	20	234	1	53	4
Herdis McCrary	B	75	5/11/1981	6/9/1905	5	1929	1933	0	0	1	0	52	0	0	0	1	0	0			48	162	7	0	0	0	4	0
Warren McGuirk	T	75	2/19/1981	1/2/1906	2	1929	1930	0	0	2	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Monte Merkel	G	64	7/22/1981	11/6/1916	1	1943	1943	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Mike	T	62	6/29/1981	10/29/1918	2	1948	1949	0	0	1	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dub Miller	G-T	69	4/8/1981	9/28/1911	3	1935	1937	0	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Allen Nichols	FB	64	6/0/1981	10/28/1916	1	1945	1945	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			10	5	0	9	0	0	0	0
John Nocera	LB	47	5/17/1981	5/4/1934	5	1959	1963	0	0	3	15	57	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.5
Lou Partlow	FB-TB-WB-HB	88	4/14/1981	10/9/1892	9	1920	1929	0	0	5	0	52	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Peterson	E	74	3/26/1981	3/29/1906	1	1934	1934	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Roman Piskor	G-T	63	8/1/1981	8/9/1917	3	1946	1948	0	0	1	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Plasman	E-T	67	6/20/1981	4/6/1914	8	1937	1947	0	2	3	0	59	0	1	0	0	0	0			1	1	0	1	56	1083	7	42
Daddy Potts	T	82	8/11/1981	8/16/1898	1	1926	1926	0	0	1	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Prisco	TB	72	6/13/1981	1/12/1909	1	1933	1933	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0			7	6	0	0	2	7	0	0
Lloyd Reese	B	61	10/28/1981	6/17/1920	1	1946	1946	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			18	84	2	16	0	0	0	0
Bruce Rhodes	DB	28	2/23/1981	4/17/1952	2	1976	1978	0	0	0	8	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Dick Riffle	B	66	4/29/1981	2/2/1915	5	1938	1942	0	1	3	0	53	21	82	332	3	39	15			388	1381	10	54	19	189	2	31	10
Del Ritchhart	C	70	2/18/1981	11/2/1910	2	1936	1937	0	0	1	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Roberts	B	71	10/29/1981	9/27/1910	3	1932	1934	0	0	1	0	24	4	10	97	1	0	3			145	424	1	0	1	6	0	6
Cassy Ryan	BB-WB	75	1/6/1981	5/10/1905	1	1929	1929	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Al Sarafiny	C	74	2/11/1981	9/2/1906	1	1933	1933	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Seabright	BB-QB	63	3/18/1981	2/13/1918	6	1941	1950	0	0	5	0	63	2	6	20	1	17	1			1	4	0	4	31	241	3	33	5
Orville Siegfried	TB-HB	82	8/26/1981	10/5/1898	1	1923	1923	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vic Spadaccini	B	65	4/28/1981	3/2/1916	3	1938	1940	0	1	1	0	30	0	1	0	0	0	0			9	46	0	0	62	669	3	0	3
Hal Springer	E	59	5/17/1981	5/10/1922	1	1945	1945	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	4	63	0	36
Norm Standlee	FB-LB	61	1/4/1981	7/19/1919	8	1941	1952	0	2	6	0	86	0	0	0	0	0	0			486	2244	23	57	7	15	0	3	2
Howard Stark	T	84	3/13/1981	12/20/1896	1	1923	1923	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Stiger	HB	40	12/14/1981	1/7/1941	5	1963	1967	0	0	1	8	58	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	140	583	2	64	31	297	2	42
Bob Sullivan	HB-DB	57	6/19/1981	8/15/1923	1	1948	1948	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0			33	121	0	0	4	58	1	0	1
Walt Szot	DT-T	61	11/3/1981	3/30/1920	5	1946	1950	0	0	0	0	56	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Talbot	E	81	12/5/1981	4/27/1900	1	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lowell Tew	FB	54	3/16/1981	1/2/1927	2	1948	1949	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0			38	160	6	0	7	97	0	0
Jim Thomas	G	64	6/0/1981	5/6/1917	2	1939	1940	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Sam Vacanti	QB	59	12/17/1981	3/20/1922	3	1947	1949	0	0	1	0	39	154	368	2338	18	0	32	20	185	25	8	3	0	0	0	0	0
Vern Valdez	DB	45	6/26/1981	8/12/1935	3	1960	1962	0	0	3	13	32	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Walt Vezmar	G	56	5/28/1981	1/1/1925	2	1946	1947	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Wallace	E	76	7/3/1981	9/2/1904	2	1928	1929	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Don Weedon	G	62	11/19/1981	1/13/1919	1	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Burr West	T	62	7/17/1981	9/30/1918	1	1941	1941	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim White	DE	32	9/0/1981	9/5/1948	4	1972	1976	0	0	0	10	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4.5
Abe Wilson	TB-G	81	5/13/1981	10/6/1899	3	1927	1929	0	0	2	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Winkelman	B-E	82	12/18/1981	2/28/1899	3	1922	1924	0	0	2	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
Doug Wycoff	B/Coach	78	10/27/1981	9/16/1903	6	1927	1934	0	0	4	0	68	16	61	233	8	0	9			241	780	11	0	0	0	0	0

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