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A Legacy of Excellence: The Greatest College Football Athletes in Jersey Number Four History · Sports History Network

• 0:52
  Who
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  are
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  the
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  top
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  players
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  in
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  college
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  football
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  history
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  that
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  wore
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  the
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  jersey
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  number
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  four?
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  We're
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  going
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  to
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  attempt
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  to
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  answer
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  that
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  with
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  some
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  great
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  candidates
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  and
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  come
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  up
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  with
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  the
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  top
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  five
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  of
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  all
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  time.
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  Number
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  four
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  Wears
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  in
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  college
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  football
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  history.
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  Hello
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  football
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  friends.
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  This
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  is
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  history.
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  And
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  in
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  this
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  high
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  stakes
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  world
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  of
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  college
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  football,
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  a
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  jersey
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  number
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  is
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  more
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  than
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  just
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  an
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  identifier.
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  It's
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  a
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  symbol.
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  Some
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  numbers
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  are
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  synonymous
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  with
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  brute
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  force,
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  others
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  are
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  sheer
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  speed.
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  But
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  the
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  number
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  four
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  among
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  all
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  numbers,
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  it
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  stands
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  out
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  for
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  being
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  worn
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  by
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  elite
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  difference
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  makers.
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  This
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  article
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  will
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  rank
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  the
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  top
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  five
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  of
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  college
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  football
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  players
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  in
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  history
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  that
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  wore
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  the
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  number
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  four
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  jersey.
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  And
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  we're
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  going
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  all
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  the
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  way.
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  Not
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  just
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  backs,
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  receivers,
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  not
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  just
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  quarterbacks,
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  but
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  we're
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  going
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  to
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  talk
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  about
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  some
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  as
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  In
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  the
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  hundred
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  some
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  years
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  jersey
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  numbers.
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  some
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  good
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  ones
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  And
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  where
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  start
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  off,
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  we're
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  going
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  to
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  start
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  off
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  with
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  some
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  of
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  the
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  most
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  significant
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  wearers
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  of
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  number
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  four
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  jerseys.
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  How
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  about
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  Champ
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  Bailey?
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  He
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  was
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  a
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  rare
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  two
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  way
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  superstar
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  for
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  the
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  University
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  of
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  Georgia,
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  excelling
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  as
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  both
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  a
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  cornerback
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  and
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  a
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  wide
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  receiver,
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  even
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  playing
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  on
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  special
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  teams.
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  He
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  was
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  recognized
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  as
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  a
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  consensus
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  All
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  American
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  the
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  1980s
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  and
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  I'm
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  I'm
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  sorry
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  in
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  1998
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  and
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  earned
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  the
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  Bronco
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  Nagurski
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  trophy
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  as
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  a
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  nation's
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  best
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  defensive
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  player
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  before
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  becoming
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  a
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  top
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  10
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  National
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  Football
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  League
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  pick.
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  Then
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  there's
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  Steve
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  Walsh,
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  who's
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  one
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  of
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  the
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  most
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  accomplished
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  quarterbacks
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  ever
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  in
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  the
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  University
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  of
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  Miami's
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  great
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  history
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  of
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  quarterbacks.
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  He
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  played
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  in
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  the
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  late
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  1980s
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  and
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  as
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  a
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  Hurricane
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  starter
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  in
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  1988
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  he
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  led
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  the
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  team
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  to
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  an
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  undefeated
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  season
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  and
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  a
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  national
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  championship,
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  earning
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  consensus
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  All
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  American
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  honors
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  in
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  the
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  process.
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  Waltz
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  also
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  finished
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  fourth
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  in
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  the
• 2:38
  Heisman
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  voting
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  that
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  year
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  and
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  was
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  a
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  finalist
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  for
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  the
• 2:40
  Maxwell
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  and
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  the
• 2:41
  Davey
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  o'
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  Brien
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  awards,
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  cementing
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  his
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  legacy
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  as
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  an
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  elite
• 2:44
  college
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  football
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  player.
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  Quarterback
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  Jim
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  Harbaugh.
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  The
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  University
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  of
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  Michigan
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  finished
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  third
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  in
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  1986
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  Heisman
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  voting
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  and
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  set
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  the
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  school's
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  passing
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  efficiency
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  record
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  while
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  wearing
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  at
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  number
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  four
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  all
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  long
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  before
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  he
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  was
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  Michigan's
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  coach
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  and
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  currently
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  the
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  coach
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  of
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  the
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  of
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  the
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  Los
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  Angeles
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  Chargers.
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  Then
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  there's
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  Terence
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  Newman,
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  a
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  dominant
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  cornerback
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  of
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  for
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  Kansas
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  State.
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  Now
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  Terence
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  was
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  a
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  recognized
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  as
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  the
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  nation's
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  top
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  defensive
• 3:12
  back,
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  earning
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  a
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  prestigious
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  Jim
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  Thorp
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  award
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  and
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  unanimous
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  first
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  team
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  All
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  American
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  honors
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  in
• 3:18
  2002.
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  How
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  about
• 3:19
  DeSean
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  Watson?
• 3:20
  Wearing
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  that
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  number
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  four
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  jersey
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  a
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  special
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  honor
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  for
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  this
• 3:23
  Clemson
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  player
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• 3:25
  former
• 3:25
  quarterback
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  Steve
• 3:26
  Fuller
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  had
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  had
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  the
• 3:27
  had
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  the
• 3:27
  number
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  retired
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  for
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  him
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  when
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  he
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  played.
• 3:29
  Now
• 3:30
  Watson
• 3:30
  became
• 3:30
  the
• 3:30
  Clemson
• 3:31
  icon
• 3:31
  by
• 3:31
  leading
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  the
• 3:32
  Tigers
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  to
• 3:32
  their
• 3:32
  first
• 3:33
  national
• 3:33
  championship
• 3:34
  since
• 3:34
  1981,
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  capping
• 3:35
  off
• 3:35
  his
• 3:35
  career
• 3:36
  with
• 3:36
  dramatic
• 3:36
  victory
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  over
• 3:37
  Alabama
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  in
• 3:38
  2017.
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  During
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  his
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  prolific
• 3:40
  tenure,
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  he
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  achieved
• 3:41
  a
• 3:41
  stunning
• 3:42
  323
• 3:43
  record
• 3:43
  as
• 3:44
  a
• 3:44
  starter
• 3:44
  while
• 3:44
  accumulating
• 3:45
  over
• 3:45
  10,000
• 3:45
  yards
• 3:46
  passing
• 3:46
  and
• 3:47
  161
• 3:48
  touchdowns
• 3:49
  through
• 3:49
  the
• 3:49
  air
• 3:50
  Dalvin
• 3:50
  Cook
• 3:51
  what
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  a
• 3:51
  great
• 3:51
  running
• 3:52
  back
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  he
• 3:52
  was
• 3:52
  for
• 3:52
  Florida
• 3:53
  State.
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  An
• 3:53
  electrifying
• 3:54
  running
• 3:54
  back
• 3:54
  who
• 3:55
  wore
• 3:55
  the
• 3:55
  number
• 3:55
  four
• 3:55
  despite
• 3:56
  often
• 3:56
  being
• 3:57
  a
• 3:57
  quarterback's
• 3:58
  number.
• 3:58
  Breaking
• 3:59
  records
• 3:59
  for
• 3:59
  the
• 4:00
  Seminoles,
• 4:00
  Cook
• 4:01
  was
• 4:01
  one
• 4:01
  of
• 4:01
  the
• 4:01
  most
• 4:01
  accomplished
• 4:02
  running
• 4:02
  backs
• 4:02
  in
• 4:03
  Florida
• 4:03
  State
• 4:03
  Seminoles
• 4:04
  history
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  during
• 4:05
  his
• 4:05
  collegiate
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  clear.
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  He
• 4:06
  earned
• 4:06
  consensus
• 4:07
  All
• 4:07
  American
• 4:07
  honors
• 4:08
  and
• 4:08
  was
• 4:08
  a
• 4:08
  Heisman
• 4:08
  tron
• 4:09
  finalist
• 4:10
  in
• 4:10
  2016
• 4:11
  after
• 4:11
  leading
• 4:12
  the
• 4:12
  nation
• 4:13
  and
• 4:13
  yards
• 4:13
  from
• 4:14
  scrimmage.
• 4:14
  Cook
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  also
• 4:15
  won
• 4:15
  the
• 4:15
  Jim
• 4:15
  Brown
• 4:16
  Award
• 4:16
  as
• 4:16
  a
• 4:17
  nation's
• 4:17
  top
• 4:17
  running
• 4:17
  back
• 4:18
  and
• 4:18
  set
• 4:18
  multiple
• 4:18
  school
• 4:19
  records
• 4:19
  including
• 4:20
  career
• 4:20
  rushing
• 4:20
  yards
• 4:21
  and
• 4:21
  touchdowns,
• 4:21
  cementing
• 4:22
  his
• 4:22
  legacy
• 4:23
  as
• 4:23
  one
• 4:23
  of
• 4:23
  Florida
• 4:23
  State's
• 4:24
  all
• 4:24
  time
• 4:24
  greats.
• 4:27
  More
• 4:27
  recently
• 4:27
  we've
• 4:28
  had
• 4:28
  Jeremiah
• 4:29
  Love
• 4:29
  of
• 4:29
  Notre
• 4:29
  Dame
• 4:30
  Fighting
• 4:30
  Irish.
• 4:31
  What
• 4:31
  a
• 4:31
  special
• 4:31
  runner
• 4:32
  he
• 4:32
  was.
• 4:32
  He
• 4:32
  had
• 4:33
  a
• 4:33
  stellar
• 4:33
  junior
• 4:33
  season
• 4:34
  in
• 4:34
  2025
• 4:35
  culminating
• 4:35
  in
• 4:35
  several
• 4:36
  major
• 4:36
  accolades.
• 4:37
  Lord
• 4:37
  Love
• 4:37
  was
• 4:38
  named
• 4:38
  the
• 4:38
  Doke
• 4:39
  Walker
• 4:39
  Award
• 4:39
  winner
• 4:40
  as
• 4:40
  the
• 4:40
  nation's
• 4:40
  top
• 4:41
  running
• 4:41
  back,
• 4:41
  becoming
• 4:41
  the
• 4:42
  first
• 4:42
  player
• 4:42
  in
• 4:42
  Notre
• 4:43
  Dame
• 4:43
  history
• 4:44
  program
• 4:44
  history
• 4:44
  to
• 4:45
  receive
• 4:45
  that
• 4:45
  honor.
• 4:45
  Think
• 4:46
  about
• 4:46
  all
• 4:46
  the
• 4:46
  great
• 4:46
  backs
• 4:47
  that
• 4:47
  they've
• 4:47
  had
• 4:47
  over
• 4:47
  the
• 4:47
  years.
• 4:48
  In
• 4:48
  2025
• 4:49
  he
• 4:49
  was
• 4:49
  recognized
• 4:49
  as
• 4:49
  a
• 4:50
  unanimous
• 4:50
  All
• 4:50
  American
• 4:51
  and
• 4:51
  consensus
• 4:51
  All
• 4:52
  American
• 4:52
  and
• 4:52
  was
• 4:53
  a
• 4:53
  Heisman
• 4:53
  finalist
• 4:55
  this
• 4:55
  past
• 4:55
  season.
• 4:56
  He
• 4:56
  set
• 4:56
  a
• 4:56
  program
• 4:57
  record
• 4:57
  for
• 4:57
  total
• 4:57
  touchdowns
• 4:58
  this
• 4:58
  season
• 4:58
  with
• 4:59
  21
• 4:59
  and
• 4:59
  tied
• 4:59
  the
• 4:59
  program
• 5:00
  for
• 5:00
  rushing
• 5:00
  touchdowns
• 5:01
  with
• 5:01
  18.
• 5:02
  He
• 5:02
  finished
• 5:02
  the
• 5:03
  season
• 5:03
  was
• 5:03
  1372
• 5:04
  yards
• 5:05
  from
• 5:05
  from
• 5:06
  scrimmage,
• 5:06
  199
• 5:07
  carries,
• 5:08
  27
• 5:09
  receptions,
• 5:09
  280
• 5:10
  receiving
• 5:10
  yards
• 5:11
  totaling
• 5:11
  1652
• 5:13
  total
• 5:14
  yards
• 5:14
  from
• 5:14
  scrimmage.
• 5:16
  Who
• 5:16
  knows
• 5:16
  what
• 5:16
  would
• 5:16
  have
• 5:17
  happened
• 5:17
  if
• 5:17
  the
• 5:17
  college
• 5:18
  football
• 5:18
  playoffs
• 5:19
  would
• 5:19
  have
• 5:19
  invited
• 5:19
  Notre
• 5:20
  Dame
• 5:20
  in.
• 5:20
  He
• 5:20
  might
• 5:20
  have
• 5:21
  took
• 5:21
  them
• 5:21
  to
• 5:21
  another
• 5:22
  championship
• 5:23
  just
• 5:23
  like
• 5:23
  he
• 5:23
  did
• 5:23
  during
• 5:24
  the
• 5:24
  2024
• 5:25
  season
• 5:25
  when
• 5:25
  they
• 5:25
  lost
• 5:26
  to
• 5:26
  Ohio
• 5:26
  State.
• 5:28
  Brett
• 5:29
  Favre
• 5:29
  not
• 5:30
  only
• 5:30
  wore
• 5:30
  number
• 5:30
  four
• 5:30
  in
• 5:31
  the
• 5:31
  NFL,
• 5:31
  but
• 5:31
  he
• 5:31
  wore
• 5:32
  it
• 5:32
  when
• 5:32
  he
• 5:32
  played
• 5:32
  for
• 5:32
  Southern
• 5:33
  Miss.
• 5:33
  The
• 5:34
  hall
• 5:34
  of
• 5:34
  Famer
• 5:34
  started
• 5:35
  his
• 5:35
  college
• 5:35
  career
• 5:35
  wearing
• 5:35
  number
• 5:36
  4A
• 5:37
  struck
• 5:37
  with
• 5:37
  through
• 5:37
  that
• 5:37
  his
• 5:38
  playing
• 5:38
  career
• 5:38
  in
• 5:38
  the
• 5:39
  NFL.
• 5:40
  Favre
• 5:40
  played
• 5:40
  quarterback
• 5:41
  for
• 5:41
  Southern
• 5:41
  Miss
• 5:41
  from
• 5:41
  1987
• 5:42
  to
• 5:42
  1990,
• 5:43
  capping
• 5:43
  his
• 5:43
  collegiate
• 5:44
  career
• 5:44
  with
• 5:45
  a
• 5:45
  senior
• 5:45
  year
• 5:45
  completion
• 5:46
  percentage
• 5:46
  over
• 5:47
  54
• 5:47
  and
• 5:47
  a
• 5:47
  half
• 5:48
  percent
• 5:49
  before
• 5:49
  being
• 5:49
  selected
• 5:50
  in
• 5:50
  the
• 5:50
  second
• 5:50
  round
• 5:50
  of
• 5:51
  the
• 5:51
  1991
• 5:51
  NFL
• 5:52
  Draft
• 5:53
  and
• 5:53
  not
• 5:53
  by
• 5:53
  Green
• 5:54
  Bay,
• 5:54
  by
• 5:54
  the
• 5:54
  Atlanta
• 5:55
  Falcons.
• 5:55
  How
• 5:56
  about
• 5:56
  Plaxico
• 5:57
  Burris?
• 5:57
  We
• 5:57
  know
• 5:57
  him
• 5:58
  as
• 5:58
  a
• 5:58
  stellar
• 5:59
  wide
• 5:59
  receiver
• 5:59
  for
• 6:00
  both
• 6:00
  the
• 6:00
  New
• 6:00
  York
• 6:00
  Giants
• 6:01
  and
• 6:01
  the
• 6:01
  Pittsburgh
• 6:01
  Steelers.
• 6:02
  Great
• 6:02
  super
• 6:03
  bowl
• 6:03
  run
• 6:03
  he
• 6:03
  had
• 6:04
  for
• 6:04
  the
• 6:04
  Giants,
• 6:05
  but
• 6:05
  he
• 6:05
  was
• 6:06
  a
• 6:06
  standout
• 6:06
  wide
• 6:06
  receiver
• 6:07
  for
• 6:07
  Michigan
• 6:07
  State
• 6:08
  and
• 6:08
  during
• 6:08
  his
• 6:09
  playing
• 6:09
  days
• 6:09
  where
• 6:09
  he
• 6:09
  wore
• 6:10
  the
• 6:10
  jersey
• 6:10
  number
• 6:10
  four
• 6:11
  for
• 6:11
  the
• 6:11
  Spartans.
• 6:13
  Dave
• 6:13
  Anderson
• 6:14
  played
• 6:14
  for
• 6:14
  Colorado
• 6:15
  State,
• 6:15
  a
• 6:15
  record
• 6:16
  setting
• 6:16
  receiver
• 6:17
  ranking
• 6:18
  second
• 6:18
  in
• 6:18
  CSU
• 6:19
  history
• 6:19
  for
• 6:20
  career
• 6:20
  receptions
• 6:21
  and
• 6:21
  yards.
• 6:22
  Those
• 6:22
  are
• 6:22
  some
• 6:22
  tremendous
• 6:23
  names,
• 6:23
  but
• 6:24
  those
• 6:24
  aren't
• 6:24
  even
• 6:25
  some
• 6:25
  of
• 6:25
  the
• 6:25
  biggest
• 6:25
  names.
• 6:26
  We
• 6:26
  have
• 6:26
  some
• 6:27
  numbers
• 6:27
  that
• 6:27
  have
• 6:27
  been
• 6:27
  retired
• 6:28
  previously.
• 6:28
  We
• 6:29
  told
• 6:29
  you
• 6:29
  about
• 6:29
  Steve
• 6:29
  Fuller,
• 6:30
  legendary
• 6:30
  Clemson
• 6:31
  quarterback
• 6:31
  who
• 6:32
  was
• 6:32
  a
• 6:32
  consensus
• 6:32
  All
• 6:33
  American
• 6:33
  honors
• 6:33
  in
• 6:33
  1978,
• 6:34
  becoming
• 6:35
  the
• 6:35
  first
• 6:35
  Clemson
• 6:36
  player
• 6:36
  to
• 6:36
  win
• 6:36
  the
• 6:36
  accuracy
• 6:37
  Player
• 6:38
  of
• 6:38
  the
• 6:38
  Year
• 6:38
  awards
• 6:39
  twice
• 6:40
  in
• 6:40
  1977
• 6:41
  and
• 6:41
  1978
• 6:42
  and
• 6:42
  helping
• 6:43
  to
• 6:43
  establish
• 6:43
  the
• 6:43
  Tigers
• 6:44
  as
• 6:44
  a
• 6:44
  national
• 6:45
  power.
• 6:46
  He
• 6:46
  remember
• 6:47
  he
• 6:47
  unretired
• 6:48
  his
• 6:48
  number
• 6:48
  to
• 6:48
  let
• 6:48
  DeSean
• 6:49
  Watson
• 6:49
  where
• 6:50
  later
• 6:50
  in
• 6:51
  the
• 6:51
  19
• 6:51
  in
• 6:51
  the
• 6:52
  new
• 6:52
  millennium
• 6:53
  Derek
• 6:54
  Carr
• 6:55
  had
• 6:55
  his
• 6:55
  number
• 6:55
  four
• 6:56
  retired
• 6:56
  for
• 6:56
  Fresno
• 6:57
  State.
• 6:58
  He
• 6:58
  set
• 6:58
  a
• 6:58
  school
• 6:58
  and
• 6:59
  conference
• 6:59
  passing
• 6:59
  records
• 7:00
  at
• 7:00
  Fresno
• 7:00
  and
• 7:01
  his
• 7:01
  senior
• 7:01
  citizen
• 7:02
  he
• 7:02
  won
• 7:02
  the
• 7:02
  Sammy
• 7:03
  Bott
• 7:03
  Trophy
• 7:04
  and
• 7:04
  was
• 7:04
  named
• 7:04
  the
• 7:04
  Mountain
• 7:05
  West
• 7:05
  Offensive
• 7:06
  Player
• 7:06
  of
• 7:06
  the
• 7:06
  Year
• 7:07
  before
• 7:07
  he
• 7:08
  went
• 7:08
  on
• 7:08
  to
• 7:08
  a
• 7:08
  nice
• 7:09
  NFL
• 7:09
  career.
• 7:11
  Now
• 7:11
  we
• 7:12
  have
• 7:12
  multiple
• 7:13
  players
• 7:13
  that
• 7:14
  are
• 7:14
  in
• 7:14
  a
• 7:14
  College
• 7:15
  Football
• 7:15
  hall
• 7:15
  of
• 7:15
  Fame
• 7:15
  that
• 7:16
  were
• 7:16
  the
• 7:16
  number
• 7:16
  four
• 7:16
  jersey
• 7:17
  that
• 7:17
  we
• 7:17
  haven't
• 7:17
  haven't
• 7:18
  mentioned
• 7:18
  yet.
• 7:19
  So
• 7:19
  these
• 7:19
  are
• 7:19
  some
• 7:20
  guys
• 7:20
  that
• 7:20
  the
• 7:20
  National
• 7:20
  Football
• 7:21
  foundation
• 7:21
  has
• 7:22
  recognized
• 7:22
  as
• 7:22
  some
• 7:23
  top
• 7:23
  stellar
• 7:24
  athletes.
• 7:24
  Charles
• 7:25
  Alexander,
• 7:25
  the
• 7:26
  LSU
• 7:26
  running
• 7:26
  back,
• 7:26
  consensus
• 7:27
  all
• 7:27
  American
• 7:27
  in
• 7:28
  1977
• 7:28
  and
• 7:28
  78
• 7:29
  and
• 7:29
  fifth
• 7:30
  in
• 7:30
  the
• 7:30
  1978
• 7:31
  Heisman
• 7:31
  voting,
• 7:32
  later
• 7:32
  inducted
• 7:32
  in
• 7:33
  the
• 7:33
  College
• 7:33
  Football
• 7:33
  hall
• 7:34
  of
• 7:34
  Fame.
• 7:35
  And
• 7:35
  we
• 7:35
  have
• 7:35
  Vic
• 7:35
  Hansen,
• 7:36
  a
• 7:36
  phenomenal
• 7:37
  college
• 7:37
  athlete
• 7:38
  at
• 7:38
  Syracuse
• 7:38
  university
• 7:39
  in
• 7:39
  the
• 7:39
  1920s,
• 7:40
  earning
• 7:40
  nine
• 7:41
  varsity
• 7:41
  letters
• 7:42
  in
• 7:42
  football,
• 7:42
  basketball
• 7:43
  and
• 7:43
  baseball.
• 7:44
  What
• 7:44
  a
• 7:44
  stud
• 7:44
  he
• 7:45
  must
• 7:45
  have
• 7:45
  been
• 7:45
  as
• 7:45
  a
• 7:46
  basketball
• 7:46
  player.
• 7:46
  He
• 7:46
  was
• 7:46
  a
• 7:46
  three
• 7:47
  time
• 7:47
  All
• 7:47
  American
• 7:47
  in
• 7:48
  25
• 7:48
  through
• 7:48
  27
• 7:49
  and
• 7:49
  he
• 7:49
  named
• 7:50
  the
• 7:50
  Helms
• 7:50
  Foundation
• 7:51
  Player
• 7:51
  of
• 7:51
  the
• 7:51
  Year
• 7:51
  in
• 7:52
  a
• 7:52
  senior
• 7:53
  season
• 7:54
  of
• 7:54
  1927.
• 7:55
  He
• 7:55
  led
• 7:55
  the
• 7:56
  Syracuse
• 7:56
  basketball
• 7:56
  team
• 7:57
  to
• 7:57
  a
• 7:57
  487
• 7:58
  record
• 7:58
  over
• 7:58
  three
• 7:59
  varsity
• 7:59
  seasons.
• 8:00
  But
• 8:00
  it
• 8:00
  was
• 8:00
  highlighted
• 8:01
  by
• 8:01
  the
• 8:01
  1926-25
• 8:03
  team
• 8:03
  win
• 8:03
  which
• 8:03
  went
• 8:04
  191
• 8:04
  and
• 8:04
  was
• 8:05
  recognized
• 8:05
  as
• 8:05
  the
• 8:05
  National
• 8:05
  Champions
• 8:06
  by
• 8:06
  the
• 8:07
  Helms
• 8:07
  foundation
• 8:08
  in
• 8:08
  basketball,
• 8:09
  but
• 8:09
  a
• 8:09
  great
• 8:10
  football
• 8:10
  player
• 8:10
  as
• 8:10
  well.
• 8:11
  Now
• 8:11
  Hansen
• 8:12
  holds
• 8:12
  a
• 8:12
  unique
• 8:12
  distinction
• 8:13
  of
• 8:13
  being
• 8:13
  the
• 8:13
  only
• 8:13
  person
• 8:14
  to
• 8:14
  be
• 8:14
  inducted
• 8:14
  both
• 8:15
  the
• 8:15
  Naismith
• 8:16
  Basketball
• 8:16
  hall
• 8:16
  of
• 8:16
  Fame
• 8:17
  in
• 8:17
  1960
• 8:18
  and
• 8:18
  the
• 8:18
  College
• 8:18
  Football
• 8:18
  hall
• 8:19
  of
• 8:19
  Fame
• 8:19
  in
• 8:19
  1973.
• 8:22
  Now
• 8:23
  we
• 8:23
  have
• 8:23
  another
• 8:23
  Hansen
• 8:24
  and
• 8:24
  Jason
• 8:25
  Hansen,
• 8:25
  a
• 8:25
  kicker
• 8:26
  and
• 8:26
  punter
• 8:26
  for
• 8:27
  the
• 8:27
  Washington
• 8:27
  State
• 8:28
  Cougars.
• 8:28
  He
• 8:29
  was
• 8:29
  named
• 8:29
  a
• 8:29
  consensus
• 8:30
  all
• 8:30
  American
• 8:30
  four
• 8:30
  times
• 8:31
  1988
• 8:32
  through
• 8:32
  91,
• 8:32
  and
• 8:33
  considered
• 8:33
  one
• 8:33
  of
• 8:33
  the
• 8:33
  NCAA's
• 8:34
  most
• 8:34
  accurate
• 8:35
  kickers
• 8:35
  all
• 8:35
  time.
• 8:37
  Now
• 8:37
  let's
• 8:38
  go
• 8:38
  in
• 8:38
  the
• 8:38
  wayback
• 8:38
  machine
• 8:39
  again.
• 8:39
  How
• 8:39
  about
• 8:40
  Bert
• 8:40
  Metzger?
• 8:41
  Bertram
• 8:42
  Bert
• 8:42
  Metzger
• 8:42
  was
• 8:43
  a
• 8:43
  notable
• 8:43
  guard
• 8:43
  from
• 8:43
  the
• 8:43
  University
• 8:44
  of
• 8:44
  Notre
• 8:44
  Dame
• 8:44
  Fighting
• 8:45
  Irish
• 8:45
  football
• 8:45
  team
• 8:45
  from
• 8:46
  1928
• 8:46
  to
• 8:47
  1930
• 8:47
  under
• 8:48
  legendary
• 8:48
  coach
• 8:49
  Newt
• 8:49
  Rockney.
• 8:50
  Despite
• 8:51
  his
• 8:51
  relatively
• 8:51
  small
• 8:52
  stature,
• 8:52
  which
• 8:53
  earned
• 8:53
  him
• 8:53
  the
• 8:53
  nickname
• 8:54
  of
• 8:54
  Watch
• 8:54
  Charm
• 8:55
  Guard,
• 8:55
  Metzger
• 8:56
  was
• 8:56
  an
• 8:56
  aggressive
• 8:57
  and
• 8:57
  highly
• 8:57
  effective
• 8:58
  player.
• 8:58
  His
• 8:58
  final
• 8:59
  two
• 8:59
  seasons
• 8:59
  in
• 9:00
  29
• 9:00
  and
• 9:00
  30
• 9:01
  saw
• 9:01
  the
• 9:01
  Fighting
• 9:01
  Irish
• 9:02
  achieve
• 9:02
  undefeated
• 9:03
  records
• 9:03
  and
• 9:03
  capture
• 9:04
  two
• 9:04
  recognized
• 9:05
  national
• 9:05
  championships.
• 9:06
  Metzger's
• 9:07
  collegiate
• 9:07
  accolades
• 9:08
  include
• 9:08
  being
• 9:09
  named
• 9:09
  the
• 9:09
  first
• 9:09
  team
• 9:09
  All
• 9:10
  American
• 9:10
  in
• 9:10
  1930
• 9:11
  and
• 9:11
  his
• 9:12
  career
• 9:12
  was
• 9:12
  later
• 9:12
  honored
• 9:12
  into
• 9:13
  induction
• 9:13
  into
• 9:13
  the
• 9:14
  College
• 9:14
  Football
• 9:14
  hall
• 9:14
  of
• 9:14
  fame
• 9:15
  in
• 9:15
  1982.
• 9:17
  Ed
• 9:18
  Tryon,
• 9:19
  a
• 9:19
  Versal
• 9:20
  Colgate
• 9:20
  running
• 9:21
  back
• 9:21
  and
• 9:21
  quarterback,
• 9:22
  consensus
• 9:22
  all
• 9:22
  American
• 9:23
  in
• 9:23
  1925,
• 9:23
  was
• 9:24
  one
• 9:24
  of
• 9:24
  the
• 9:24
  school's
• 9:24
  most
• 9:24
  decorated
• 9:25
  players
• 9:26
  and
• 9:26
  had
• 9:27
  some
• 9:27
  phenomenal
• 9:27
  years
• 9:28
  there.
• 9:28
  Playing
• 9:28
  for
• 9:29
  Colgate,
• 9:29
  who
• 9:29
  had
• 9:30
  some
• 9:30
  pretty
• 9:30
  good
• 9:30
  teams
• 9:31
  back
• 9:31
  there
• 9:31
  in
• 9:31
  the
• 9:31
  1920s
• 9:32
  when
• 9:32
  he
• 9:32
  played
• 9:33
  and
• 9:33
  also
• 9:34
  in
• 9:34
  the
• 9:34
  1920s
• 9:34
  was
• 9:35
  Adam
• 9:35
  Walsh,
• 9:35
  who
• 9:36
  was
• 9:36
  an
• 9:36
  All
• 9:36
  American
• 9:36
  center
• 9:37
  and
• 9:37
  Captain
• 9:37
  of
• 9:38
  the
• 9:38
  1924
• 9:39
  University
• 9:39
  of
• 9:39
  Notre
• 9:40
  Dame
• 9:40
  football
• 9:40
  team
• 9:41
  under
• 9:41
  coach
• 9:42
  Knute
• 9:42
  Rocky.
• 9:43
  He
• 9:43
  anchored
• 9:43
  the
• 9:43
  offensive
• 9:44
  line
• 9:44
  known
• 9:44
  as
• 9:45
  the
• 9:45
  seven
• 9:45
  mules
• 9:46
  who
• 9:46
  blocked
• 9:47
  for
• 9:47
  the
• 9:47
  legendary
• 9:47
  Four
• 9:48
  Horsemen
• 9:48
  backfield.
• 9:49
  The
• 9:49
  1924
• 9:50
  team
• 9:50
  completed
• 9:50
  an
• 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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• 9:52
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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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• 9:54
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• 9:54
  Rose
• 9:54
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• 9:55
  win
• 9:55
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• 9:55
  Stanford.
• 9:56
  And
• 9:56
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• 9:56
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• 9:56
  distinguished
• 9:57
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• 9:57
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• 9:58
  Walsh
• 9:58
  was
• 9:58
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• 9:58
  inducted
• 9:59
  into
• 9:59
  College
• 9:59
  Football
• 9:59
  hall
• 10:00
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• 10:00
  fame
• 10:00
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• 10:00
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• 10:01
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• 10:01
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• 10:02
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• 10:02
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• 10:02
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• 10:02
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• 10:02
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• 10:03
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• 10:04
  Dame
• 10:04
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• 10:05
  So
• 10:05
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• 10:06
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• 10:06
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• 10:07
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• 10:07
  for
• 10:07
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• 10:08
  College
• 10:08
  Football
• 10:08
  hall
• 10:09
  of
• 10:09
  Famers.
• 10:09
  Now
• 10:10
  we
• 10:10
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• 10:10
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• 10:10
  to
• 10:10
  bring
• 10:10
  up
• 10:11
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• 10:11
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• 10:11
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• 10:12
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• 10:12
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• 10:12
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• 10:12
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• 10:13
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• 10:13
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• 10:14
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• 10:14
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• 10:14
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• 10:15
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• 10:15
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• 10:15
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• 10:16
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• 10:16
  early
• 10:17
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• 10:18
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• 10:18
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• 10:18
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• 10:19
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• 10:19
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• 10:19
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• 10:19
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• 10:20
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• 10:20
  So
• 10:21
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• 10:21
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• 10:21
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• 10:21
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• 10:21
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• 10:21
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• 10:22
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• 10:22
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• 10:22
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• 10:22
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• 10:22
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• 10:22
  number
• 10:22
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• 10:23
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• 10:23
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• 10:23
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• 10:24
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• 10:24
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• 10:24
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• 10:24
  And
• 10:24
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• 10:25
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• 10:25
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• 10:25
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• 10:25
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• 10:25
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• 10:25
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• 10:25
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• 10:26
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• 10:26
  already,
• 10:27
  but
• 10:27
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• 10:27
  some
• 10:28
  schools
• 10:28
  have
• 10:29
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• 10:29
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• 10:29
  brilliant
• 10:29
  players
• 10:30
  playing
• 10:30
  for
• 10:30
  them.
• 10:31
  How
• 10:31
  about
• 10:31
  the
• 10:31
  University
• 10:31
  of
• 10:32
  Alabama
• 10:32
  who
• 10:33
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• 10:33
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• 10:33
  stars
• 10:33
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• 10:34
  as
• 10:34
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• 10:35
  Judy,
• 10:35
  Jalen
• 10:36
  Milro
• 10:36
  just
• 10:36
  a
• 10:37
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• 10:37
  years
• 10:37
  ago.
• 10:37
  Eddie
• 10:38
  Jackson,
• 10:38
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• 10:39
  great
• 10:39
  safety
• 10:40
  Mark
• 10:40
  Baron,
• 10:40
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• 10:41
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• 10:42
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• 10:42
  for
• 10:42
  the
• 10:42
  Crimson
• 10:43
  Tide.
• 10:43
  TJ
• 10:44
  Yellen
• 10:44
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• 10:44
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• 10:44
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• 10:45
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• 10:45
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• 10:45
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• 10:45
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• 10:45
  Tide
• 10:46
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• 10:46
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• 10:47
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• 10:47
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• 10:47
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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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• 10:49
  And
• 10:49
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• 10:50
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• 10:50
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• 10:51
  Running
• 10:51
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• 10:51
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• 10:51
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• 10:51
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• 10:52
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• 10:52
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• 10:52
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• 10:53
  season.
• 10:53
  Also
• 10:54
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• 10:55
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• 10:55
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• 10:56
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• 10:56
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• 10:56
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• 10:57
  Crimson
• 10:57
  Tide
• 10:58
  that
• 10:58
  year.
• 10:58
  Notre
• 10:59
  Dame
• 10:59
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• 10:59
  had
• 11:00
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• 11:00
  share
• 11:00
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• 11:00
  fours.
• 11:01
  You
• 11:01
  know,
• 11:01
  besides
• 11:02
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• 11:02
  Metzger
• 11:02
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• 11:03
  Adam
• 11:03
  Walsh
• 11:03
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• 11:04
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• 11:04
  Love
• 11:04
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• 11:04
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• 11:05
  already
• 11:05
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• 11:05
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• 11:05
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• 11:06
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• 11:06
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• 11:06
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• 11:07
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• 11:07
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• 11:07
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• 11:07
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• 11:07
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• 11:08
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• 11:08
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• 11:09
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• 11:09
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• 11:10
  a
• 11:10
  linebacker
• 11:10
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• 11:11
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• 11:11
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• 11:11
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• 11:11
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• 11:11
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• 11:12
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• 11:12
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• 11:13
  Grant,
• 11:13
  a
• 11:13
  running
• 11:13
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• 11:14
  in
• 11:14
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• 11:14
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• 11:14
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• 11:16
  Ohio
• 11:17
  State
• 11:17
  is
• 11:17
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• 11:17
  school
• 11:18
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• 11:18
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• 11:18
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• 11:18
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• 11:19
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• 11:19
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• 11:20
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• 11:20
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• 11:20
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• 11:21
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• 11:21
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• 11:21
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• 11:21
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• 11:22
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• 11:22
  on
• 11:22
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• 11:23
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• 11:23
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• 11:24
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• 11:24
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• 11:25
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• 11:25
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• 11:25
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• 11:25
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• 11:26
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• 11:26
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• 11:26
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• 11:26
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• 11:26
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• 11:27
  team
• 11:27
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• 11:27
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• 11:27
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• 11:28
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• 11:28
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• 11:29
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• 11:29
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• 11:30
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• 11:30
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• 11:30
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• 11:30
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• 11:30
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• 11:30
  starting
• 11:31
  quarterback
• 11:31
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• 11:31
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• 11:32
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• 11:32
  became
• 11:32
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• 11:33
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• 11:33
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• 11:33
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• 11:34
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• 11:34
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• 11:35
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• 11:35
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• 11:35
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• 11:36
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• 11:36
  Coleman
• 11:37
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• 11:37
  a
• 11:37
  safety
• 11:37
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• 11:37
  the
• 11:38
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• 11:39
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• 11:39
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• 11:40
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• 11:40
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• 11:40
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• 11:41
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• 11:41
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• 11:42
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• 11:42
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• 11:42
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• 11:43
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• 11:43
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• 11:44
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• 11:44
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• 11:45
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• 11:45
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• 11:45
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• 11:45
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• 11:46
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• 11:46
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• 11:46
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• 11:46
  receiver,
• 11:47
  All
• 11:47
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• 11:47
  Big
• 11:48
  Ten
• 11:48
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• 11:48
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• 11:48
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• 11:49
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• 11:49
  versatility
• 11:49
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• 11:50
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• 11:50
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• 11:51
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• 11:51
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• 11:52
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• 11:52
  Jeremiah
• 11:53
  Smith,
• 11:53
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• 11:53
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• 11:53
  wide
• 11:53
  receiver
• 11:54
  2024,
• 11:55
  2025.
• 11:55
  Highly
• 11:56
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• 11:56
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• 11:56
  receiver
• 11:57
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• 11:57
  a
• 11:57
  strong
• 11:57
  legacy
• 11:58
  in
• 11:58
  his
• 11:58
  career.
• 11:59
  Jordan
• 12:00
  Fuller,
• 12:00
  safety
• 12:01
  in
• 12:01
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• 12:01
  through
• 12:02
  2018
• 12:03
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• 12:03
  defensive
• 12:04
  player
• 12:04
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• 12:05
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• 12:05
  All
• 12:05
  Big
• 12:05
  Ten
• 12:05
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• 12:06
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• 12:06
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• 12:06
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• 12:06
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• 12:07
  team
• 12:07
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• 12:08
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• 12:08
  He
• 12:08
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• 12:09
  San
• 12:09
  Antonio
• 12:09
  Holmes,
• 12:10
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• 12:10
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• 12:10
  a
• 12:10
  Super
• 12:11
  bowl
• 12:11
  mvp,
• 12:12
  didn't
• 12:12
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• 12:12
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• 12:12
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• 12:13
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• 12:13
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• 12:13
  Steelers,
• 12:14
  but
• 12:14
  a
• 12:14
  wide
• 12:14
  receiver
• 12:15
  for
• 12:15
  the
• 12:15
  Buckeyes
• 12:15
  2003
• 12:16
  through
• 12:16
  2005
• 12:17
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• 12:17
  round
• 12:18
  National
• 12:18
  Football
• 12:19
  League
• 12:19
  draft
• 12:19
  pick.
• 12:19
  Where's
• 12:20
  number
• 12:20
  four?
• 12:20
  During
• 12:20
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• 12:21
  impactful
• 12:21
  Buckeyes
• 12:22
  career,
• 12:23
  the
• 12:24
  Miami
• 12:24
  Hurricanes
• 12:25
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• 12:25
  have
• 12:25
  had
• 12:25
  some
• 12:26
  true
• 12:26
  legends
• 12:26
  to
• 12:26
  the
• 12:27
  game,
• 12:27
  but
• 12:27
  none,
• 12:28
  none
• 12:28
  better
• 12:28
  than
• 12:28
  some
• 12:29
  of
• 12:29
  these
• 12:29
  number
• 12:29
  fours.
• 12:30
  Devin
• 12:30
  Hester,
• 12:30
  the
• 12:31
  dynamic
• 12:31
  all
• 12:31
  purpose
• 12:32
  return
• 12:33
  man
• 12:33
  and
• 12:34
  wide
• 12:34
  receiver.
• 12:35
  First
• 12:35
  Team
• 12:35
  All
• 12:35
  American
• 12:36
  honors
• 12:36
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• 12:36
  2004
• 12:37
  as
• 12:37
  a
• 12:37
  kick
• 12:37
  returner.
• 12:38
  Set
• 12:38
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• 12:38
  record
• 12:38
  for
• 12:39
  touchdowns
• 12:39
  in
• 12:39
  a
• 12:39
  season
• 12:40
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• 12:40
  and
• 12:41
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• 12:41
  team
• 12:41
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• 12:41
  ACC
• 12:42
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• 12:42
  a
• 12:42
  kick
• 12:42
  returner
• 12:43
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• 12:43
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• 12:43
  year.
• 12:44
  Earl
• 12:44
  Little
• 12:44
  was
• 12:45
  a
• 12:45
  safety
• 12:45
  for
• 12:45
  the
• 12:45
  Hurricanes
• 12:46
  who
• 12:46
  had
• 12:47
  unprecedented
• 12:48
  Great
• 12:48
  talent
• 12:49
  in
• 12:49
  1997.
• 12:50
  Won
• 12:51
  some
• 12:51
  great
• 12:51
  awards
• 12:51
  for
• 12:52
  him.
• 12:52
  He
• 12:53
  also
• 12:53
  had
• 12:53
  a
• 12:53
  son
• 12:53
  that
• 12:54
  played
• 12:54
  for
• 12:54
  Alabama
• 12:54
  and
• 12:55
  for
• 12:55
  FSU
• 12:56
  later
• 12:56
  on.
• 12:57
  Rodney
• 12:57
  Bellinger
• 12:58
  was
• 12:58
  a
• 12:58
  defensive
• 12:59
  back
• 12:59
  for
• 12:59
  the
• 12:59
  Hurricanes.
• 13:00
  A
• 13:00
  key
• 13:00
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• 13:00
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• 13:00
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• 13:00
  Hurricane's
• 13:01
  first
• 13:01
  national
• 13:01
  championship
• 13:02
  team
• 13:02
  in
• 13:02
  1983.
• 13:04
  Philip
• 13:04
  Dorsett
• 13:05
  was
• 13:05
  that
• 13:05
  speedy
• 13:06
  wide
• 13:06
  receiver
• 13:06
  named
• 13:07
  as
• 13:07
  a
• 13:07
  second
• 13:07
  team
• 13:07
  All
• 13:08
  ACC
• 13:08
  in
• 13:08
  2014
• 13:09
  after
• 13:10
  receiving
• 13:11
  236
• 13:12
  receptions,
• 13:13
  871
• 13:14
  yards
• 13:14
  for
• 13:14
  a
• 13:15
  24.2
• 13:16
  average
• 13:16
  that
• 13:16
  year.
• 13:17
  Great
• 13:18
  job
• 13:18
  by
• 13:18
  Philip
• 13:19
  Dorsett
• 13:19
  and
• 13:20
  Najee
• 13:20
  Davenport.
• 13:21
  You
• 13:21
  remember
• 13:21
  that
• 13:21
  name
• 13:21
  from
• 13:22
  some
• 13:22
  great
• 13:22
  times
• 13:22
  in
• 13:23
  the
• 13:23
  NFL
• 13:23
  for
• 13:23
  both
• 13:23
  the
• 13:23
  Green
• 13:24
  Bay
• 13:24
  packers
• 13:24
  and
• 13:24
  Pittsburgh
• 13:25
  Steelers.
• 13:25
  Well,
• 13:25
  this
• 13:25
  virtual
• 13:26
  running
• 13:26
  back
• 13:26
  and
• 13:26
  captain
• 13:27
  of
• 13:28
  the
• 13:28
  offense
• 13:29
  for
• 13:29
  the
• 13:29
  Miami
• 13:30
  Hurricanes
• 13:30
  was
• 13:30
  a
• 13:30
  member
• 13:30
  of
• 13:31
  the
• 13:31
  2001
• 13:32
  BCS
• 13:32
  National
• 13:33
  Championship
• 13:34
  team,
• 13:34
  rushed
• 13:34
  for
• 13:34
  83013
• 13:36
  touchdowns
• 13:36
  in
• 13:36
  his
• 13:37
  career
• 13:37
  and
• 13:37
  won
• 13:37
  the
• 13:38
  team's
• 13:38
  unsung
• 13:38
  Hero
• 13:39
  Hero
• 13:39
  Award
• 13:39
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• 13:40
  2001
• 13:40
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• 13:40
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• 13:40
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• 13:41
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• 13:42
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• 13:42
  U.
• 13:43
  Now
• 13:44
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• 13:44
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• 13:44
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• 13:44
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• 13:44
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• 13:45
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• 13:45
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• 13:45
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• 13:45
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• 13:46
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• 13:46
  candidates
• 13:47
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• 13:47
  top
• 13:47
  five
• 13:48
  all
• 13:48
  time
• 13:49
  number
• 13:49
  fours
• 13:50
  in
• 13:50
  college
• 13:50
  football
• 13:50
  history.
• 13:51
  We'll
• 13:51
  start
• 13:51
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• 13:52
  number
• 13:52
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• 13:52
  We've
• 13:53
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• 13:54
  Champ
• 13:54
  Bailey.
• 13:55
  He
• 13:56
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• 13:56
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• 13:56
  piece
• 13:57
  place
• 13:57
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• 13:58
  the
• 13:58
  top
• 13:58
  five
• 13:58
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• 13:59
  his
• 13:59
  versatility
• 13:59
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• 13:59
  impact
• 14:00
  on
• 14:00
  both
• 14:00
  sides
• 14:01
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• 14:01
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• 14:01
  ball
• 14:01
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• 14:02
  took
• 14:02
  that
• 14:02
  right
• 14:02
  into
• 14:02
  the
• 14:02
  National
• 14:03
  Football
• 14:03
  League.
• 14:04
  Delvin
• 14:04
  Cook
• 14:04
  edges
• 14:05
  out
• 14:05
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• 14:05
  others
• 14:06
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• 14:06
  the
• 14:06
  number
• 14:06
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• 14:07
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• 14:07
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• 14:07
  to
• 14:07
  his
• 14:07
  record
• 14:08
  breaking
• 14:08
  performances
• 14:09
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• 14:09
  game
• 14:09
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• 14:09
  ability.
• 14:11
  At
• 14:11
  number
• 14:11
  three
• 14:11
  we
• 14:11
  have
• 14:12
  Terence
• 14:12
  Newman.
• 14:12
  A
• 14:13
  dominant
• 14:13
  in
• 14:13
  accolades
• 14:14
  in
• 14:14
  the
• 14:14
  back
• 14:14
  end
• 14:14
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• 14:14
  the
• 14:14
  Kansas
• 14:15
  State
• 14:15
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• 14:16
  earned
• 14:16
  him
• 14:16
  the
• 14:16
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