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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Football and its greatest players / edited by Michael Anderson.
    p. cm.—(Inside sports)
“In association with Britannica Educational Publishing, Rosen Educational Services.”
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-61530-560-5 (eBook)
1. Football—United States—History—Juvenile literature. 2. Football players—United
States—Biography—Juvenile literature. I. Anderson, Michael, 1972-
GV950.7.F66 2012
796.332092—dc22

2011000082

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