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O'Brien incorrectly implies he graduated in 1929 from eighth grade which is completely refuted by Maraniss and O'Brien's
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His stint at seminary school would cost him one year of his academic life as he would be, generally speaking, repeating
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The Seven Blocks of Granite of the 1936 line were Leo Paquin, Johnny 'Tarzan' Druze, Alex Franklin Wojciechowicz, Ed 'De
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Maraniss 1999 lists his starting salary as $1,700, pg. 70, and O'Brien 1987 lists it as $1,000, pg. 51. Wiebusch's sourc
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The five future hall of famers were Forrest Gregg, Jim Taylor, Paul Hornung, Ray Nitschke, Bart Starr, and Jerry Kramer.
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Honorary pallbearers included Bart Starr, Paul Hornung, Willie Davis, Tony Canadeo, Wellington Mara, Dick Bourguignon, E
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O'Brien 1987, pp. 21, 23.
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Maraniss 1999, p. 26.
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Maraniss 1999, p. 27.
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