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\n'''Guards'''\n\n* 30 [[Frank Yokas|Frank \"Yogi\"Yokas]]\n* 33 [[George Zorich]]\n* 34 [[Vic Marino]] †\n* 35 [[Barry French (American football)|Barry French]] †\n* 37 [[Augie Lio]]\n* 43 [[Luke Higgins]]\n\n",{"template":{"target":{"wt":"col-break","href":"./Template:Col-break"},"params":{},"i":2}},"\n'''Tackles'''\n\n* 41 [[Al Klug]]\n* 42 [[George Hekkers|George \"Duke\"Hekkers]]\n* 45 [[Jim Landrigan]]\n* 46 [[Mike Kasap]]\n* 48 [[John Mellus]] †\n* 49 [[George Perpich (American football)|George Perpich]] †\n\n'''Ends'''\n\n* 51 [[Lamar Davis|Lamar \"Racehorse\"Davis]]\n* 52 [[Ralph Jones]]\n* 55 [[Gilbert Meyers]]\n* 54 [[Bill Baumgartner]]\n* 56 [[Sig Sigurdson]] †\n* 57 [[Hub Bechtol]] †\n* 59 [[Gorham Getchell]]\n\n",{"template":{"target":{"wt":"col-break","href":"./Template:Col-break"},"params":{},"i":3}},"\n'''Quarterbacks'''\n\n* 63 [[John Galvin (American football)|John Galvin]]\n* 64 [[Wilson Schwenk]] †\n* 66 [[Steve Nemeth]]\n* 67 [[Ernie Case]]\n\n
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