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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
Billy Guy Anderson	QB	55	4/11/1996	2/17/1941	1	1967	1967	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Teddy Andrulewicz	WB	91	1/3/1996	1/1/1905	1	1930	1930	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Harry Babcock	E-DE	66	12/6/1996	8/12/1930	3	1953	1955	0	0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	16	181	0	33
Lou Barle	HB-QB	80	12/30/1996	6/23/1916	2	1938	1939	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	2	16	0	0
Roman Bentz	G-T	76	6/24/1996	9/1/1919	3	1946	1948	0	0	1	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Biancone	B	84	9/6/1996	12/5/1911	1	1936	1936	0	0	0	0	5	1	3	29	0	29	0			8	34	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Bilda	B	77	11/29/1996	5/17/1919	1	1944	1944	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Mel Bleeker	HB	75	4/24/1996	8/20/1920	4	1944	1947	0	0	1	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0			139	586	6	37	14	360	4	75	2
Arda Bowser	B	97	9/7/1996	1/9/1899	2	1922	1923	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Boyd	B	87	9/4/1996	11/8/1908	2	1930	1931	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Frank Briante	B	91	5/26/1996	3/5/1905	2	1929	1930	0	0	2	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Brodhead	QB	59	2/11/1996	12/20/1936	1	1960	1960	0	0	0	1	4	7	25	75	0	18	3	6	55	15	100	0	19	0	0	0	0
Ray Burnett	HB	82	7/19/1996	1/29/1914	1	1938	1938	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	19	0	19	0			1	-10	0	-10	0	0	0	0
T.J. Campion	T	77	2/8/1996	11/14/1918	1	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Cannella	G-C-LB-T	88	10/30/1996	2/8/1908	2	1933	1934	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Caterbone	DB	31	4/29/1996	6/29/1964	1	1987	1987	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Clay	WB-DB	76	4/18/1996	1/10/1920	1	1944	1944	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Cleary	E-DE	73	1/8/1996	2/7/1922	2	1948	1949	0	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	4	37	0	0
Bill Collins	G	74	3/26/1996	3/4/1922	1	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Conerly	QB	74	2/13/1996	9/19/1921	14	1948	1961	0	2	11	6	161	1418	2833	19488	173	85	167	24	1642	270	685	10	40	0	0	0	0
Mel Conger	DE-E	77	7/21/1996	6/4/1919	2	1946	1947	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	3	61	0	0
Bill Crass	FB	84	5/25/1996	6/9/1911	1	1937	1937	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0			5	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rodney Culver	RB	26	5/11/1996	12/23/1969	4	1992	1995	0	0	0	5	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	241	689	13	36	42	343	3	27
Mike Davlin	T	68	3/28/1996	11/2/1927	1	1955	1955	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Dimitroff	QB	60	1/20/1996	6/6/1935	1	1960	1960	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Dowda	DB-HB	73	6/24/1996	12/29/1922	7	1949	1955	0	0	5	0	84	0	0	0	0	0	0			124	405	2	32	18	277	2	67	16
Fred Dreher	E	83	12/28/1996	2/23/1913	1	1938	1938	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	3	69	1	32
Don Ellersick	DB	58	6/13/1996	5/7/1938	1	1960	1960	0	0	1	4	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Mel Embree	E	69	8/30/1996	1/6/1927	2	1953	1954	0	0	1	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	25	292	1	24
Neil Ferris	DB-HB	68	1/30/1996	10/31/1927	3	1951	1953	0	0	1	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0			11	22	1	11	1	8	0	8
Bob Forte	HB-LB-DB	73	3/12/1996	7/15/1922	7	1946	1953	0	0	4	0	80	8	14	64	1	15	1			107	331	0	25	24	242	3	28	23
Aubrey Fowler	HB	75	2/29/1996	6/12/1920	1	1948	1948	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0			6	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Charlie Gainor	DE	79	9/10/1996	11/22/1916	1	1939	1939	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Glassman	G-T	88	8/1/1996	5/14/1908	1	1929	1929	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Gutknecht	G-LB	78	3/25/1996	6/11/1917	2	1943	1944	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Haden	T	81	1/25/1996	10/2/1914	3	1936	1938	0	1	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Hall	WB-HB	79	12/7/1996	12/14/1916	4	1940	1943	0	0	2	0	37	2	9	24	0	15	4			118	296	3	24	28	537	5	80	4
Pat Harrison	T	84	4/17/1996	11/21/1911	1	1937	1937	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Havens	C-T	92	5/12/1996	7/12/1903	1	1930	1930	0	0	1	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Hinte	E	76	2/3/1996	1/25/1920	1	1942	1942	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Hopkins	RB	51	11/29/1996	2/18/1945	4	1967	1970	0	0	1	10	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	232	826	7	43	50	529	1	56
Johnny Jaffurs	G	73	11/28/1996	4/15/1923	1	1946	1946	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Jankowski	FB	83	7/20/1996	6/23/1913	5	1937	1941	0	1	1	0	50	0	0	0	0	0	0			275	1002	8	13	2	65	1	60	1
Vic Janowicz	HB	66	2/27/1996	2/26/1930	2	1954	1955	0	0	2	0	22	0	6	0	0	0	1			99	410	4	33	12	148	3	48
Dennis Johnson	DE-DT	44	3/15/1996	10/22/1951	5	1974	1978	0	0	3	27	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	22.0
Elmer Jones	G-LB	75	2/21/1996	8/4/1920	3	1946	1948	0	0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Jurich	T	76	1/5/1996	1/7/1919	2	1941	1942	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Keeling	T-G	80	4/1/1996	8/24/1915	2	1938	1939	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elmo Kelly	E	79	12/28/1996	2/10/1917	1	1944	1944	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Kirk	C	94	3/20/1996	9/21/1901	1	1926	1926	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Knorr	E	79	11/26/1996	4/22/1917	2	1942	1945	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	2	18	0	10
Herb Kopf	Coach	94	3/22/1996	6/25/1901				0	0	0
Jim Ladd	E	64	11/13/1996	7/29/1932	1	1954	1954	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	22	254	0	22
Joe Lamas	G	80	4/22/1996	1/10/1916	1	1942	1942	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Liebel	E	77	12/26/1996	11/19/1919	7	1942	1948	0	0	1	0	62	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	84	1753	23	58	7
Billy Lothridge	DB-P	54	2/23/1996	1/1/1942	9	1964	1972	0	0	0	16	104	4	12	60	0	27	2	1	10	5	16	1	22	0	0	0	0	3
Joe Maniaci	B	82	9/15/1996	1/23/1914	6	1936	1941	0	2	2	0	60	4	12	30	1	19	2			404	1855	14	75	16	184	0	30	2
Ray Mansfield	C-DT-LB	55	11/3/1996	1/21/1941	14	1963	1976	0	0	11	57	196	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4.0
Andy Marefos	FB-HB	78	2/18/1996	7/16/1917	3	1941	1946	0	0	0	0	34	13	37	255	2	75	6			138	384	7	14	2	18	0	13	3
Joe Margucci	HB-QB	74	4/27/1996	9/5/1921	2	1947	1948	0	0	1	0	22	13	31	171	1	39	5		20	60	111	4	26	46	575	3	79
Duke Maronic	G	74	7/1/1996	7/13/1921	8	1944	1951	0	0	2	0	77	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Dean McAdams	TB-HB	78	1/10/1996	10/3/1917	3	1941	1943	0	0	1	0	30	84	191	932	4	56	25			188	375	0	39	12	111	0	47	4
Bill McElwain	B	93	11/26/1996	5/14/1903	2	1924	1926	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Max Messner	LLB	57	3/13/1996	10/13/1938	6	1960	1965	0	0	2	18	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.0
Fred Meyer	E-DE	76	7/10/1996	9/29/1919	2	1942	1945	0	0	1	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0			2	13	0	10	27	459	2	60
Mike Morgan	LB	54	12/2/1996	1/31/1942	7	1964	1970	0	0	7	30	87	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	15.5
John Nolan	T	70	7/14/1996	2/26/1926	3	1948	1950	0	0	1	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Olszewski	FB-HB	65	12/8/1996	12/21/1930	10	1953	1962	0	2	6	6	113	0	1	0	0	0	1			837	3320	16	65	104	988	3	77
Bill Osmanski	FB	80	12/25/1996	12/29/1915	7	1939	1947	1	3	2	0	46	0	1	0	0	0	0			368	1753	20	86	12	170	1	28	4
Bob Pfohl	B	69	5/11/1996	5/21/1926	2	1948	1949	0	0	2	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0			174	660	6	0	20	196	1	0
Dean Prater	DE	37	3/14/1996	9/28/1958	7	1982	1988	0	0	0	6	77	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.0
Bosh Pritchard	HB	77	11/7/1996	9/10/1919	6	1942	1951	0	1	4	0	60	0	2	0	0	0	1			392	1730	11	77	75	1168	10	75	7
Bob Reinhard	T-FB	75	8/2/1996	10/17/1920	5	1946	1950	1	0	5	0	66	3	5	28	0	7	0			43	141	0	21	9	101	2	11	1
Bill Reissig	BB-LB-DE	80	7/8/1996	11/2/1915	2	1938	1939	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Reynolds	HB	78	2/9/1996	8/10/1917	2	1944	1945	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0			18	81	1	29	0	0	0	0
Bob Reynolds	T	57	10/10/1996	1/22/1939	11	1963	1973	0	3	9	51	141	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-4	0	0
Dick Richards	FB-WB	88	11/13/1996	11/17/1907	1	1933	1933	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			14	40	0	0	2	22	0	0
Hank Rivera	DB	57	12/23/1996	12/25/1938	2	1962	1963	0	0	0	3	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Romeo	TE	58	5/2/1996	3/7/1938	7	1961	1967	0	0	3	18	89	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	117	1813	10	62
Pete Rozelle		70	12/6/1996	3/1/1926				0	0	0
Elmer Schaake	B	84	1/24/1996	2/7/1911	1	1933	1933	0	0	0	0	10	2	3	8	0	0	1			125	412	0	0	4	23	1	22
Joe Setcavage	BB	77	6/20/1996	11/12/1918	1	1943	1943	0	0	1	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	0			1	3	0	3	5	26	0	17	1
Ev Sharp	T	77	2/0/1996	6/25/1918	2	1944	1945	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marion Shirley	T	74	9/13/1996	4/17/1922	2	1948	1949	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Randy Schultz	RB	52	10/4/1996	11/17/1943	3	1966	1968	0	0	0	3	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	82	301	2	22	26	220	0	25
Floyd Simmons	B	71	8/6/1996	2/19/1925	1	1948	1948	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			36	121	1	0	2	60	1	0
George Sirochman	G	77	1/2/1996	3/23/1918	2	1942	1944	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Skoronski	E-C-LB	86	12/22/1996	10/15/1910	3	1935	1937	0	0	1	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	8	95	1	19
Wee Willie Smith	DB-TB-FB	86	9/4/1996	7/2/1910	1	1934	1934	0	0	0	0	9	2	5	37	1	27	1			80	323	2	0	2	32	0	0
Joe Spencer	T-DT	73	10/24/1996	8/15/1923	4	1948	1951	0	0	2	0	48	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Stephens	E	82	9/10/1996	1/15/1914	1	1938	1938	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	6	75	0	0
Bob Steuber	HB	75	11/29/1996	10/25/1921	4	1943	1948	0	0	1	0	19	1	2	-4	0	0	0			79	461	3	17	3	23	0	9	1
Curtis Stewart	RB	33	7/3/1996	6/4/1963	1	1989	1989	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Stout	FB-LB	72	9/10/1996	6/1/1924	2	1949	1950	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0			71	298	4	74	10	117	2	39	2
Bud Svendsen	C-LB-G	81	8/6/1996	2/7/1915	7	1937	1943	0	1	4	0	57	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Jake Sweeney	T	74	7/28/1996	5/25/1922	1	1944	1944	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Timmons	FB-LB	79	3/27/1996	2/8/1917	1	1946	1946	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0			23	65	0	0	1	4	0	4
Clayton Tonnemaker	LB-C	68	12/25/1996	6/8/1928	3	1950	1954	0	1	3	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Tom Tracy	HB-FB	61	1/24/1996	9/7/1934	9	1956	1964	0	2	4	17	89	24	67	854	6	72	5	1	30	808	2912	17	64	113	1468	14	65
John Vesser	E	95	3/20/1996	10/1/1900	3	1927	1931	0	0	1	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ralph Vince	G	96	10/29/1996	3/18/1900	2	1923	1925	0	0	1	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clint Wager	E	76	2/29/1996	1/20/1920	4	1942	1945	0	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	7	116	0	38
Elmer Ward	C	83	3/26/1996	10/13/1912	1	1935	1935	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Watters	DE	60	1/9/1996	9/25/1935	3	1962	1964	0	0	2	9	29	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		7.5
Pat West	FB	72	2/7/1996	2/21/1923	4	1945	1948	0	0	2	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0			105	457	3	72	4	35	0	17	1
Allie White	G-T	81	10/21/1996	3/23/1915	1	1939	1939	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tarzan White	G	80	1/23/1996	12/6/1915	6	1937	1945	0	1	1	0	50	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Wiehl	T	85	1/22/1996	1/30/1910	1	1935	1935	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Williams	WR	38	2/1/1996	1/7/1958	1	1981	1981	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Wilson	FB	42	11/23/1996	1/14/1954	8	1977	1984	0	0	4	18	101	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	398	1414	6	24	99	609	3	24
Joe Zombek	DE-E	63	1/13/1996	12/24/1932	2	1954	1955	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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