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1925: A Pinnacle Year in Football History · Sports History Network

• 0:57
  Could
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  1925
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  be
• 0:59
  one
• 0:59
  of
• 0:59
  the
• 0:59
  greatest
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  years
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  in
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  football
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  history?
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  Well,
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  it
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  absolutely
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  is.
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  We've
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  been
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  celebrating
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  1925
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  all
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  week
• 1:05
  long
• 1:06
  here
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  in
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  Pigskin
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  Dispatch,
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  the
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  YouTube
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  channel,
• 1:08
  the
• 1:08
  podcast
• 1:09
  and
• 1:09
  everything
• 1:09
  on
• 1:09
  the
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  website
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  on
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  pigskindispatch.com
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  In
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  1925,
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  we
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  have
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  covered
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  Red
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  Grange.
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  You
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  know,
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  we'll
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  talk
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  about
• 1:17
  him
• 1:17
  in
• 1:17
  just
• 1:17
  a
• 1:18
  moment.
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  We've
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  talked
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  about,
• 1:19
  you
• 1:19
  know,
• 1:20
  his
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  end
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  of
• 1:21
  his
• 1:21
  college
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  career
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  to
• 1:22
  the
• 1:22
  start
• 1:22
  of
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  his
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  professional
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  career,
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  saving
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  the
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  NFL,
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  the
• 1:25
  barnstorming
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  tour.
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  We
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  talked
• 1:27
  about
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  the
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  Pottsville
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  Maroons
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  and
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  the
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  lost
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  championship
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  here.
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  But
• 1:30
  there
• 1:31
  are
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  so
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  many
• 1:32
  other
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  great
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  facets
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  and
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  stories
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  from
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  1925
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  that
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  are
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  just
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  historic.
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  In
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  any
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  other
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  year,
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  they
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  would
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  be
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  top
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  billing
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  for
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  this.
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  And
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  the
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  year
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  kicked
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  off
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  with
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  one
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  of
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  the
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  greatest
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  Rose
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  bowl
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  matchups
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  of
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  all
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  time.
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  You
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  ended
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  up
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  having
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  the
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  iconic
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  Notre
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  Dame
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  team
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  under
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  Newt
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  Rockne
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  as
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  their
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  head
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  coach.
• 1:55
  That
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  featured
• 1:56
  the
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  Four
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  Horsemen
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  backfield
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  that
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  was
• 1:59
  one
• 1:59
  of
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  the
• 2:00
  greatest
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  backfields
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  ever
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  put
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  together.
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  The
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  seven
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  Mules
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  up
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  front
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  blocking
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  for
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  them.
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  And
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  just
• 2:07
  the
• 2:07
  tactician
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  of
• 2:08
  the
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  Midwest
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  in
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  Rockne
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  and
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  playing
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  at
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  the
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  top
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  of
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  Notre
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  Dame's
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  game.
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  This
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  is
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  the
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  pinnacle
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  of
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  the
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  golden
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  age
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  of
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  football
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  in
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  1925
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  with
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  them.
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  And
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  then
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  he's
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  facing
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  a
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  legendary
• 2:21
  coach
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  at
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  Stanford
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  where
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  you
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  had
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  Pop
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  Warner
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  after
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  great
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  success
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  coaching
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  the
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  Carlisle
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  Indians
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  in
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  the
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  1910s
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  and
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  teens
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  and
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  then
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  going
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  on
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  to
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  coach
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  the
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  Pitt
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  Panthers
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  and
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  taking
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  them
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  to
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  great
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  glory
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  and
• 2:38
  great
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  heights
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  and
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  then
• 2:39
  moving
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  out
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  west
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  and
• 2:40
  taking
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  over
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  the
• 2:41
  Stanford
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  program
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  that
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  featured
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  a
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  running
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  back
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  named
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  Ernie
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  Nevers.
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  For
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  if
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  it
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  wasn't
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  for
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  Red
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  grange
• 2:49
  playing
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  in
• 2:49
  1925's
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  college
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  football
• 2:51
  season,
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  probably,
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  you
• 2:53
  know,
• 2:53
  Ernie
• 2:54
  Nevers
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  would
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  probably
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  be
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  the
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  top
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  billing
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  because
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  this
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  guy
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  was
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  just
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  fantastic
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  through
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  1924.
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  I'm
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  sorry,
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  1924
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  season
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  for
• 3:03
  Ernie
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  Nevers.
• 3:04
  You
• 3:04
  know,
• 3:04
  we're
• 3:04
  playing
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  in
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  1925
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  Rose
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  bowl
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  in
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  January
• 3:06
  1st.
• 3:07
  Well,
• 3:07
  that
• 3:07
  iconic
• 3:08
  Rose
• 3:08
  bowl
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  game
• 3:09
  ended
• 3:10
  up
• 3:10
  coming
• 3:10
  down
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  to
• 3:12
  a
• 3:12
  great
• 3:12
  victory
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  for
• 3:13
  Notre
• 3:13
  Dame
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  as
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  they
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  played
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  to
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  a
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  2710
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  victory,
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  largely
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  sealed
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  by
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  one
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  of
• 3:21
  the
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  Four
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  Horsemen,
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  Elmer
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  Layden,
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  who,
• 3:24
  you
• 3:24
  know,
• 3:24
  while
• 3:25
  the
• 3:25
  quarter,
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  you
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  know,
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  Layden
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  and
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  Harry
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  Strudrayer
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  and
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  Don
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  Miller
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  and
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  Jim
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  Crowley
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  have
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  become
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  national
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  celebrities.
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  It
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  was
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  Laydon.
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  It
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  delivered
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  a
• 3:34
  performance
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  of
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  a
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  lifetime
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  in
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  Pasadena.
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  Layton
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  wasn't
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  just
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  there
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  for
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  a
• 3:39
  threat
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  on
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  offense,
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  he
• 3:40
  was
• 3:40
  a
• 3:40
  defensive
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  terror.
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  Also,
• 3:42
  he
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  exploited
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  Stanford's
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  miscues
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  by
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  returning
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  two
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  separate
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  interceptions
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  for
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  touchdowns,
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  immediately
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  changing
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  momentum
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  of
• 3:49
  the
• 3:49
  contest.
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  And
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  Layton
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  scored
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  a
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  third
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  touchdown
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  on.
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  A
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  run
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  on
• 3:52
  offense,
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  finishing
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  Day
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  with
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  three
• 3:54
  scores
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  that
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  directly
• 3:55
  contributed
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  18
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  of
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  Notre
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  Dame's
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  27
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  points
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  in
• 3:59
  that
• 3:59
  27
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  to
• 4:00
  10
• 4:00
  victory.
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  Now,
• 4:01
  Ernie
• 4:01
  Nevers
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  had
• 4:02
  entered
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  into
• 4:02
  that
• 4:03
  game
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  a
• 4:03
  little
• 4:04
  bit
• 4:04
  banged
• 4:04
  up,
• 4:04
  had.
• 4:05
  Some
• 4:05
  ankle
• 4:05
  injuries
• 4:06
  where
• 4:06
  they
• 4:06
  weren't
• 4:06
  sure.
• 4:07
  If
• 4:07
  he
• 4:07
  was
• 4:07
  going
• 4:07
  to
• 4:07
  play.
• 4:08
  But
• 4:08
  he
• 4:08
  did
• 4:08
  play
• 4:09
  and
• 4:10
  you
• 4:10
  know,
• 4:10
  actually
• 4:10
  played
• 4:11
  quite
• 4:11
  well.
• 4:11
  But
• 4:12
  Notre
• 4:12
  Dame's
• 4:13
  defense
• 4:13
  sort
• 4:13
  of
• 4:14
  kept
• 4:14
  him
• 4:14
  out
• 4:14
  of
• 4:14
  the
• 4:15
  end
• 4:15
  zone
• 4:15
  and
• 4:16
  marked
• 4:17
  a
• 4:17
  bowl
• 4:17
  bid
• 4:17
  for
• 4:18
  Knute
• 4:18
  Rockne
• 4:19
  and
• 4:19
  his
• 4:19
  warriors
• 4:20
  out
• 4:20
  there
• 4:21
  on
• 4:21
  the
• 4:21
  west
• 4:21
  coast
• 4:21
  in
• 4:21
  Pasadena.
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  Now
• 4:24
  you
• 4:24
  ended
• 4:24
  up
• 4:25
  having,
• 4:25
  you
• 4:25
  know,
• 4:26
  Dartmouth's
• 4:27
  perfect
• 4:27
  run.
• 4:28
  Undisputed
• 4:29
  powerhouse
• 4:30
  in
• 4:30
  1925.
• 4:31
  Dartmouth
• 4:32
  was
• 4:32
  led
• 4:32
  by
• 4:32
  all
• 4:32
  American
• 4:33
  halfback
• 4:33
  Andy
• 4:34
  Oberlander
• 4:35
  and
• 4:35
  the
• 4:35
  Big
• 4:35
  Green
• 4:36
  went
• 4:36
  8,
• 4:36
  0,
• 4:36
  outscoring
• 4:37
  opponents
• 4:37
  340
• 4:38
  to
• 4:38
  29,
• 4:39
  and
• 4:39
  they
• 4:40
  were
• 4:40
  awarded
• 4:40
  the
• 4:40
  Contempt
• 4:41
  Contemporary
• 4:41
  Dixon
• 4:42
  system
• 4:42
  national
• 4:43
  title.
• 4:45
  Of
• 4:45
  course,
• 4:45
  you
• 4:45
  know,
• 4:46
  we
• 4:46
  head
• 4:46
  back
• 4:46
  into
• 4:47
  the
• 4:47
  timeline
• 4:48
  and
• 4:48
  you
• 4:48
  know,
• 4:48
  we
• 4:49
  had
• 4:49
  some
• 4:49
  tremendous
• 4:50
  items
• 4:51
  happening.
• 4:51
  After
• 4:51
  the
• 4:52
  rose
• 4:52
  bowl
• 4:53
  of
• 4:53
  September
• 4:54
  13,
• 4:54
  the
• 4:54
  Green
• 4:55
  Bay
• 4:55
  packers
• 4:55
  broke
• 4:56
  in
• 4:56
  their
• 4:56
  new
• 4:56
  stadium,
• 4:57
  City
• 4:57
  Stadium,
• 4:59
  with
• 4:59
  a
• 4:59
  dominant.
• 4:59
  48,
• 5:00
  6
• 5:00
  non
• 5:00
  league
• 5:01
  victory
• 5:01
  over
• 5:01
  the
• 5:01
  Iron
• 5:02
  Mountain
• 5:02
  All
• 5:03
  Stars,
• 5:04
  per
• 5:04
  packers.com
• 5:06
  now.
• 5:06
  They
• 5:06
  played
• 5:07
  many
• 5:07
  games
• 5:08
  there
• 5:08
  at
• 5:08
  City
• 5:09
  Stadium
• 5:09
  until
• 5:10
  finally
• 5:10
  they
• 5:11
  moved
• 5:11
  into
• 5:11
  the
• 5:11
  home
• 5:11
  that
• 5:12
  we
• 5:12
  now
• 5:12
  call
• 5:13
  Lambeau
• 5:13
  Field
• 5:14
  after
• 5:14
  named
• 5:14
  after
• 5:15
  their
• 5:15
  coach
• 5:16
  and
• 5:16
  founder.
• 5:16
  At
• 5:16
  the
• 5:16
  time,
• 5:17
  Curly
• 5:18
  Lambeau.
• 5:19
  Speaking
• 5:19
  of
• 5:19
  green
• 5:19
  bay,
• 5:20
  in
• 5:20
  1925,
• 5:21
  on
• 5:21
  September
• 5:22
  27th,
• 5:23
  they
• 5:23
  had
• 5:23
  their
• 5:23
  first
• 5:24
  victory.
• 5:25
  Over
• 5:25
  their
• 5:25
  rival,
• 5:26
  the
• 5:26
  Chicago
• 5:26
  Bears.
• 5:27
  It
• 5:28
  was
• 5:28
  a,
• 5:29
  you
• 5:29
  know,
• 5:29
  pretty
• 5:29
  good.
• 5:30
  Game
• 5:30
  there,
• 5:30
  but
• 5:31
  Chicago
• 5:31
  had
• 5:31
  not
• 5:32
  been.
• 5:32
  Beaten
• 5:32
  by
• 5:32
  Green
• 5:33
  Bay
• 5:33
  in
• 5:34
  the
• 5:34
  first.
• 5:34
  Few
• 5:34
  years
• 5:34
  of
• 5:34
  that
• 5:35
  rivalry.
• 5:36
  November
• 5:36
  7th,
• 5:37
  another
• 5:37
  rivalry
• 5:38
  came
• 5:38
  up
• 5:39
  as
• 5:39
  Michigan
• 5:40
  was
• 5:40
  upset
• 5:41
  by
• 5:41
  Northwestern
• 5:42
  by
• 5:42
  the
• 5:42
  score
• 5:43
  of,
• 5:43
  get
• 5:43
  this,
• 5:43
  a
• 5:44
  baseball
• 5:44
  score,
• 5:44
  3
• 5:45
  to
• 5:45
  2.
• 5:46
  Another
• 5:47
  brilliant
• 5:47
  game
• 5:47
  of
• 5:48
  defense
• 5:48
  played
• 5:48
  by
• 5:49
  those
• 5:49
  two
• 5:49
  college
• 5:50
  teams.
• 5:51
  And
• 5:51
  Illinois
• 5:52
  defeated
• 5:52
  Ohio
• 5:53
  State
• 5:53
  149
• 5:54
  on
• 5:55
  November
• 5:56
  21,
• 5:58
  you
• 5:58
  know,
• 5:58
  the
• 5:59
  final
• 6:00
  game
• 6:00
  for
• 6:00
  Red
• 6:00
  grange
• 6:01
  because
• 6:02
  on
• 6:02
  November
• 6:03
  26,
• 6:03
  just
• 6:04
  days
• 6:04
  after
• 6:04
  that
• 6:05
  final
• 6:05
  game,
• 6:05
  it
• 6:05
  was
• 6:05
  Thanksgiving
• 6:06
  day.
• 6:06
  On
• 6:06
  the
• 6:07
  26th,
• 6:07
  Red
• 6:08
  Grange
• 6:08
  made
• 6:08
  his
• 6:08
  highly
• 6:09
  anticipated
• 6:09
  NFL
• 6:10
  debut
• 6:10
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• 6:10
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• 6:10
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• 6:11
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• 6:11
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• 6:11
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• 6:12
  Bears
• 6:12
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• 6:13
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• 6:13
  Chicago
• 6:14
  Cardinals
• 6:15
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• 6:15
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• 6:16
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• 6:16
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• 6:17
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• 6:18
  Field.
• 6:19
  We
• 6:19
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• 6:19
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• 6:19
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• 6:19
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• 6:20
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• 6:20
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• 6:20
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• 6:21
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• 6:21
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• 6:21
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• 6:21
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• 6:22
  we've
• 6:22
  talked
• 6:22
  about.
• 6:23
  December
• 6:24
  6,
• 6:25
  1925,
• 6:25
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• 6:26
  Pottsville
• 6:26
  Maroons
• 6:27
  took
• 6:28
  over
• 6:28
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• 6:28
  place
• 6:29
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• 6:29
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• 6:29
  National
• 6:29
  Football
• 6:29
  League
• 6:30
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• 6:30
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• 6:31
  were
• 6:31
  asked
• 6:31
  by
• 6:33
  then
• 6:33
  NFL
• 6:34
  president
• 6:35
  Joe
• 6:35
  Carr
• 6:36
  to
• 6:36
  play
• 6:37
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• 6:38
  other
• 6:38
  team
• 6:38
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• 6:38
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• 6:39
  up
• 6:39
  on
• 6:39
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• 6:39
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• 6:39
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• 6:40
  National
• 6:40
  Football
• 6:41
  League
• 6:41
  standings,
• 6:41
  the
• 6:42
  Chicago
• 6:42
  Cardinals.
• 6:43
  They
• 6:43
  ended
• 6:43
  up
• 6:43
  playing
• 6:44
  at
• 6:44
  Comiskey
• 6:44
  park
• 6:45
  in
• 6:45
  Chicago.
• 6:46
  The
• 6:46
  Pottsville
• 6:47
  Maroons
• 6:47
  traveled
• 6:48
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• 6:48
  they
• 6:48
  traveled
• 6:48
  well.
• 6:49
  21
• 6:49
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• 6:50
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• 6:50
  was
• 6:50
  the
• 6:50
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• 6:51
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• 6:52
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• 6:52
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• 6:52
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• 6:52
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• 6:52
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• 6:53
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• 6:53
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• 6:53
  detail
• 6:54
  in
• 6:54
  our
• 6:54
  book,
• 6:55
  Marooned
• 6:56
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• 6:56
  we
• 6:56
  wrote
• 6:56
  with
• 6:56
  Geoffrey
• 6:57
  Payne
• 6:59
  just
• 6:59
  last
• 6:59
  year
• 6:59
  on
• 7:00
  the
• 7:00
  100th
• 7:00
  anniversary
• 7:00
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• 7:00
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• 7:01
  Pots
• 7:01
  Home
• 7:01
  Maroons.
• 7:01
  And.
• 7:02
  And
• 7:02
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• 7:02
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• 7:02
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• 7:02
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• 7:03
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• 7:03
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• 7:04
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• 7:04
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• 7:05
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• 7:05
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• 7:05
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• 7:05
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• 7:06
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• 7:06
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• 7:07
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• 7:07
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• 7:07
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• 7:08
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• 7:08
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• 7:08
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• 7:09
  And
• 7:09
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• 7:10
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• 7:10
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• 7:10
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• 7:10
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• 7:11
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• 7:11
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• 7:11
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• 7:11
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• 7:12
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• 7:12
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• 7:12
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• 7:13
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• 7:14
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• 7:15
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• 7:15
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• 7:16
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• 7:16
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• 7:16
  Dame
• 7:17
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• 7:17
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• 7:18
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• 7:18
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• 7:18
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• 7:18
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• 7:18
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• 7:19
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• 7:19
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• 7:19
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• 7:20
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• 7:20
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• 7:20
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• 7:21
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• 7:22
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• 7:22
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• 7:23
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• 7:23
  Horsemen
• 7:24
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• 7:24
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• 7:25
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• 7:25
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• 7:25
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• 7:25
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• 7:25
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• 7:26
  Mules
• 7:26
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• 7:26
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• 7:26
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• 7:27
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• 7:27
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• 7:27
  some
• 7:27
  all
• 7:28
  stars
• 7:28
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• 7:28
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• 7:28
  teams
• 7:29
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• 7:29
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• 7:29
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• 7:29
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• 7:29
  the
• 7:29
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• 7:30
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• 7:30
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• 7:30
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• 7:31
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• 7:31
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• 7:31
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• 7:31
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• 7:32
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• 7:32
  But
• 7:32
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• 7:32
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• 7:32
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• 7:32
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• 7:33
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• 7:33
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• 7:33
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• 7:34
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• 7:35
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• 7:35
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• 7:35
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• 7:35
  9
• 7:36
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• 7:36
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• 7:36
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• 7:37
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• 7:37
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• 7:38
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• 7:38
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• 7:38
  Shib
• 7:39
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• 7:39
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• 7:39
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• 7:40
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• 7:40
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• 7:40
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• 7:41
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• 7:41
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• 7:41
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• 7:42
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• 7:42
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• 7:42
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• 7:42
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• 7:43
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• 7:44
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• 7:44
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• 7:44
  the
• 7:44
  territory
• 7:45
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• 7:45
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• 7:45
  NFL
• 7:46
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• 7:46
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• 7:47
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• 7:47
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• 7:47
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• 7:48
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• 7:48
  Pottsville
• 7:48
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• 7:49
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• 7:49
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• 7:49
  Notre
• 7:49
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• 7:49
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• 7:50
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• 7:50
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• 7:51
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• 7:51
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• 7:51
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• 7:52
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• 7:53
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• 7:54
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• 7:54
  Jackets
• 7:54
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• 7:55
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• 7:55
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• 7:57
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• 7:57
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• 7:57
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• 7:58
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• 7:58
  Joe
• 7:58
  Carr
• 7:59
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• 7:59
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• 7:59
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• 7:59
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• 7:59
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• 8:00
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• 8:00
  Pottsville
• 8:01
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• 8:01
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• 8:02
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• 8:02
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• 8:04
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• 8:04
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• 8:04
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• 8:05
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• 8:05
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• 8:05
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• 8:06
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• 8:06
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• 8:07
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• 8:07
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• 8:08
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• 8:09
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• 8:09
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• 8:10
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• 8:10
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• 8:11
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• 8:11
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• 8:12
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• 8:12
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• 8:12
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• 8:13
  Later
• 8:13
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• 8:14
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• 8:14
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• 8:15
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• 8:15
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• 8:16
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• 8:18
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• 8:18
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• 8:18
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• 8:18
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• 8:18
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• 8:19
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• 8:19
  Chicago
• 8:19
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• 8:20
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• 8:20
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• 8:20
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• 8:21
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• 8:22
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• 8:22
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• 8:22
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• 8:23
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• 8:23
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• 8:23
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• 8:23
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• 8:24
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• 8:24
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• 8:24
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• 8:25
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• 8:25
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• 8:25
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• 8:25
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• 8:25
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• 8:25
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• 8:26
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• 8:27
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• 8:28
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• 8:28
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• 8:29
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• 8:29
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• 8:29
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• 8:29
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• 8:29
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• 8:29
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• 8:30
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• 8:30
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• 8:30
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• 8:30
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• 8:30
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• 8:31
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• 8:31
  Pottsville.
• 8:33
  And
• 8:33
  the
• 8:33
  rosters
• 8:34
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• 8:34
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• 8:34
  teams
• 8:34
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• 8:34
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• 8:35
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• 8:35
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• 8:35
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• 8:35
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• 8:36
  NFL
• 8:36
  players.
• 8:36
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• 8:36
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• 8:37
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• 8:37
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• 8:37
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• 8:37
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• 8:38
  them
• 8:38
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• 8:38
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• 8:39
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• 8:39
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• 8:39
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• 8:39
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• 8:40
  And
• 8:40
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• 8:41
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• 8:41
  these
• 8:41
  guys
• 8:41
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• 8:41
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• 8:42
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• 8:42
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• 8:43
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• 8:43
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• 8:44
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• 8:44
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• 8:44
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• 8:44
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• 8:45
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• 8:45
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• 8:45
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• 8:46
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• 8:48
  The
• 8:49
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• 8:50
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• 8:51
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• 8:51
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• 8:51
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• 8:51
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• 8:53
  The
• 8:54
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• 8:55
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• 8:55
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• 8:55
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• 8:56
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• 8:56
  Pottsville
• 8:56
  Maroons
• 8:57
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• 8:57
  there
• 8:58
  on
• 8:58
  at
• 8:59
  halftime
• 8:59
  on
• 8:59
  December
• 9:00
  12th.
• 9:01
  And
• 9:01
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• 9:01
  know,
• 9:02
  he
• 9:02
  ruled
• 9:02
  just
• 9:03
  days
• 9:03
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• 9:03
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• 9:04
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• 9:04
  would
• 9:05
  not
• 9:05
  be
• 9:05
  eligible
• 9:06
  for
• 9:06
  the
• 9:06
  championship
• 9:07
  as
• 9:07
  a
• 9:07
  season
• 9:08
  ended
• 9:08
  in
• 9:08
  on
• 9:08
  December
• 9:09
  20th.
• 9:10
  And
• 9:10
  the
• 9:11
  curse
• 9:11
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• 9:12
  passed
• 9:12
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• 9:12
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• 9:13
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• 9:13
  Chicago
• 9:13
  Cardinals
• 9:15
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• 9:15
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• 9:15
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• 9:16
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• 9:16
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• 9:16
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• 9:16
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• 9:16
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• 9:17
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• 9:17
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• 9:18
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• 9:18
  them
• 9:19
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• 9:19
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• 9:20
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• 9:20
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• 9:20
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• 9:20
  a
• 9:20
  championship
• 9:21
  that
• 9:21
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• 9:21
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• 9:22
  until
• 9:23
  1947
• 9:25
  for
• 9:25
  the
• 9:25
  Cardinals.
• 9:26
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• 9:26
  it
• 9:26
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• 9:26
  to
• 9:27
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• 9:27
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• 9:27
  on
• 9:27
  now
• 9:28
  for
• 9:28
  almost
• 9:28
  100
• 9:29
  years
• 9:29
  as
• 9:29
  the
• 9:30
  Cardinals
• 9:30
  are
• 9:30
  not
• 9:30
  reaching
• 9:31
  the
• 9:32
  pinnacle
• 9:32
  of
• 9:33
  NFL
• 9:33
  success.
• 9:35
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• 9:35
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• 9:35
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• 9:36
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• 9:36
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• 9:36
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• 9:36
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• 9:37
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• 9:37
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• 9:37
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• 9:37
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• 9:38
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• 9:38
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• 9:38
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• 9:38
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• 9:38
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• 9:39
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• 9:39
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• 9:40
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• 9:40
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• 9:41
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• 9:41
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• 9:41
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• 9:41
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• 9:42
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• 9:42
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• 9:43
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• 9:43
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• 9:44
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• 9:44
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• 9:45
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• 9:45
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• 9:45
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• 9:45
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• 9:46
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• 9:46
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• 9:46
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• 9:47
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• 9:47
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• 9:49
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• 9:49
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• 9:49
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• 9:49
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• 9:50
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• 9:50
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• 9:50
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• 9:51
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• 9:51
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• 9:51
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• 9:52
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• 9:52
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• 9:52
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• 9:53
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• 9:53
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• 9:53
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• 9:53
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• 9:54
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• 9:55
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• 9:55
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• 9:56
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• 9:56
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• 9:56
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• 9:57
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• 9:57
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• 9:58
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• 9:58
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• 9:58
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• 9:59
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• 9:59
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• 10:04
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• 10:04
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• 10:04
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• 10:06
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• 10:06
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• 10:09
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• 10:10
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• 10:11
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• 10:12
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• 10:13
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• 10:15
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• 10:15
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• 10:15
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• 10:15
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• 10:22
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• 10:23
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• 10:23
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• 10:23
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• 10:26
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• 10:27
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• 10:30
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• 10:30
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• 10:31
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• 10:31
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• 10:32
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• 10:32
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• 10:33
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• 10:33
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• 10:34
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• 10:34
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• 10:34
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• 10:35
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• 10:35
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• 10:35
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• 10:37
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• 10:37
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• 10:46
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• 10:46
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• 10:46
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• 10:47
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• 10:47
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• 10:48
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• 10:48
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• 10:48
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• 10:49
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• 10:51
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• 10:51
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• 10:51
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• 10:56
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• 10:57
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• 10:57
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• 10:57
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