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Born March 12, 1880, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was legendary pro football player, and College Football Hall of Fame back, Bobby Marshall. Marshall played end for the football team of the University of Minnesota from 1904 to 1906. He was the first African American to play football in the Western Conference, later to be known as the Big Ten. Bobby graduated in 1907 and played with Minneapolis pro teams, the Deans and the Marines. From 1920 through 1924, he played in the National Football League with the Rock Island Independents, the Minneapolis Marines, and the Duluth Kelleys.

Born April 29, 1918, in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, was Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach George Allen. This legend entered the NFL as the LA Rams offensive ends coach and later served under George Halas with the Chicago Bears as
-Consultant and Head of Player Personnel (1958)
- Assistant and Head of player personnel (1959–1961)
- Defensive Coordinator and Head of player personnel (1962–1965)

Allen went on to become the Head Coach of the Los Angeles Rams from 1966 to 1970 and again in 1978, and was the sideline boss of the Washington Redskins from 1971 through 1977.

Born September 11, 1913, in Arkansas, was College Football Hall of Fame Coach Paul Bear Bryant. Coach set a record (which was later broken) for the most games won in a collegiate coach's career, The majority of the NCAA victories came during his tenure (1958–82) at the University of Alabama. During his 25-year tenure as Alabama's head coach, he amassed six national championships and thirteen conference championships. Prior to heading up the Crimson Tide, Bryant was head football coach at the University of Maryland, the University of Kentucky, and Texas A&M University.

Born January 3, 1923, in Chicago, Illinois, was Hank Stram. He was an American football coach who is best known for his 15-year tenure with the Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs of the AFL and National Football League.

He played college football at Purdue University, where he was a two-way player. After graduating from Purdue, Stram served in the United States Army during World War II. After the war, Stram began his coaching career as an assistant at Purdue. He then served as an assistant at Notre Dame and Miami (Florida) before being hired as the head coach of the Dallas Texans in 1960.

Born August 14, 1935, in Menlo Park, California, was John Brodie who was a quarterback that played for Stanford University. The passer's great play there earned him a place in the College Football Hall of Fame. Brodie went on to play professionally for 17 seasons at the helm of the San Francisco 49ers. There were multiple years where he led the NFL in both passing and touchdown throws and he played in two Pro Bowls and was the 1970 NFL MVP. This talented fella even had a second career as a Senior PGA Tour professional golfer and was a television broadcaster for both sports.

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Born August 3, 1898, in Denison, Iowa was Gordon Locke was fullback from Iowa that entered the College Football Hall of Fame in 1960. He was a key factor in Iowa's first ever game with rival Ohio State in 1926 as he rushed for 126 hard fought yards and 2 touchdowns per the FootballFoundation.org. After his playing days Mr. Locke became the head coach at Western Reserve University, which is now a part of Case-Western Reserve.

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Born April 24, 1918, was legendary football player and executive, Fred Gehrke. Fred was on the Cleveland Rams team that won the NFL CHampionship in 1945. Fred Gehrke went to college and suited up for the Utah Utes and also went on and played in the NFL for the Cleveland / Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Cardinals from 1940 through 1950. To boost team morale, Gehrke designed and painted the Los Angeles Rams logo in 1948, which was the first painted on the helmets of an NFL team.

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