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Wayne Fontes

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Wayne Fontes (born February 2, 1940) is a former American football coach and college and professional football player who was the head coach of the National Football League's Detroit Lions from 1988 to 1996. [1]

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American football

American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.

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American Football League

The American Football League (AFL) was a major professional American football league that operated for ten seasons from 1960 until 1969, when it merged with the older National Football League (NFL).

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is a U.S.-based not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Barry Sanders

Barry Sanders (born July 16, 1968) is a former American football running back.

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Bay City, Michigan

Bay City is a city in Bay County, Michigan, located near the base of the Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron.

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Bennie Blades

Horatio Benedict "Bennie" Blades Sr. (born September 3, 1966) is a former American football cornerback and safety in the National Football League (NFL).

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Bobby Ross

Robert Joseph Ross (born December 23, 1936) is a former American football player and coach.

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Canton McKinley High School

McKinley Senior High School is a public high school in Canton, Ohio, United States.

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Canton, Ohio

Canton is a city in and the county seat of Stark County, Ohio, United States.

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Cape Verde

Cape Verde or Cabo Verde (Cabo Verde), officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean.

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Chris Berman

Christopher James Berman (born May 10, 1955), nicknamed Boomer, is an American sportscaster.

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Chris Spielman

Charles Christopher "Chris" Spielman (born October 11, 1965) is a former American football player and is currently an analyst for the Fox NFL.

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Dan Marino

Daniel Constantine Marino Jr. (born September 15, 1961) is a former American football quarterback who played seventeen seasons for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL).

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Darryl Rogers

Darryl Dale Rogers (born May 28, 1935) is a former American football player and coach.

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Deer

Deer (singular and plural) are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae.

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Defensive back

In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs (DBs) are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of scrimmage.

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Detroit

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of Wayne County.

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Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan.

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Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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Grigori Rasputin

Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (Григо́рий Ефи́мович Распу́тин; –) was a Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Tsar Nicholas II, the last monarch of Russia, and gained considerable influence in late imperial Russia.

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Herman Moore

Herman Joseph Moore (born October 20, 1969) is an American former college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons.

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Interception

In ball-playing competitive team sports, an interception or pick is a move by a player involving a pass of the ball—whether by foot or hand, depending on the rules of the sport—in which the ball is intended for a player of the same team but caught by a player of the opposing team, who thereby usually gains possession of the ball for their team.

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Jason Hanson

Jason Hanson (born June 17, 1970) is a retired football placekicker who spent his entire 21-year career playing for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League.

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Jerry Ball

Jerry Ball Jr. (born December 15, 1964) is a former professional American football defensive lineman in the NFL who played primarily as a nose tackle.

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John McKay (American football)

John Harvey McKay (July 5, 1923 – June 10, 2001) was an American Football Coach.

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John McVay

John Edward McVay (born January 5, 1931) is a former American football coach who rose through the coaching ranks from high school, through the college level, and to the National Football League (NFL).

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Jon Gruden

Jon David Gruden (born August 17, 1963) is an American football coach who is the head coach of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL).

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Kevin Glover

Kevin Glover (born June 17, 1963) is a former American football center for the Detroit Lions (1985-1997), and Seattle Seahawks (1998-1999).

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List of American Football League players

The following is a list of men who played for the American Football League (AFL, 1960–1969).

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Lomas Brown

Lomas Brown, Jr. (born March 30, 1963) is an American former college and professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for eighteen seasons in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s.

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Luther Elliss

Luther John Elliss (born March 22, 1973) is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons.

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Master's degree

A master's degree (from Latin magister) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

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Miami Dolphins

The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area.

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Michigan State University

Michigan State University (MSU) is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States.

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Mouse Davis

Darrel "Mouse" Davis (born September 6, 1932) is a retired American football coach and former player.

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Mr. Snuffleupagus

Aloysius Snuffleupagus, more commonly known as Mr.

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Nanook of the North

Nanook of the North (also known as Nanook of the North: A Story Of Life and Love In the Actual Arctic) is a 1922 American silent documentary film by Robert J. Flaherty, with elements of docudrama, at a time when the concept of separating films into documentary and drama did not yet exist.

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National Football League

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC).

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National Football League Coach of the Year Award

The National Football League Coach of the Year Award is presented annually by various news and sports organizations to the National Football League (NFL) head coach who has done the most outstanding job of working with the talent he has at his disposal.

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New Bedford, Massachusetts

New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.

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New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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New York Jets

The New York Jets are a professional American football team located in the New York metropolitan area.

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NFL Europe

The World League of American Football (shortened to WLAF or World LeagueThe abbreviation "World League" was often used in /// in 1991 and 1992, but "World League of American Football" was often used on TV and posters), later renamed the NFL Europe League (NFL Europe for short) and then NFL Europa, was a professional American football league which operated between 1991 and 2007.

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Pat Swilling

Patrick Travis Swilling (born October 25, 1964) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL).

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Philadelphia Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football franchise based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Pro Bowl

The Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League (NFL).

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Pro Football Hall of Fame

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio.

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Pro Football Weekly

Pro Football Weekly (sometimes shortened to PFW) is an American sports magazine, founded in 1967, and website that covers the National Football League (NFL).

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Robert Porcher

Robert Porcher (born July 30, 1969) is a former American football defensive end.

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Rodney Peete

Rodney Peete (born March 16, 1966) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 years.

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Scott Mitchell (quarterback)

William Scott Mitchell (born January 2, 1968) is a former professional American football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League for 12 seasons.

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Sesame Street

Sesame Street is an American educational children's television series that combines live action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry.

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Sporting News

Sporting News is a digital sports media owned by Perform Group, a global sports content and media company.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida.

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Tarpon Springs, Florida

Tarpon Springs is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States.

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Touchdown

A touchdown is a means of scoring in both American and Canadian football.

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United Press International

United Press International (UPI) is an international news agency whose newswires, photo, news film, and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations for most of the 20th century.

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University of Dayton

The University of Dayton (UD) is an American private Roman Catholic national research university in Ohio's sixth-largest city, Dayton.

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University of Iowa

The University of Iowa (also known as the UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a flagship public research university in Iowa City, Iowa.

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University of Southern California

The University of Southern California (USC or SC) is a private research university in Los Angeles, California.

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USC Trojans football

The USC Trojans football program, established in 1888, represents the University of Southern California in college football.

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Wareham, Massachusetts

Wareham is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Washington Redskins

The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area.

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William Clay Ford Sr.

William Clay Ford Sr. (March 14, 1925 – March 9, 2014) was an American businessman.

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1961 NFL Draft

The 1961 National Football League draft took place at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia on December 27–28, 1960.

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1988 Detroit Lions season

The 1988 Detroit Lions season was the 59th season in franchise history.

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1988 NFL season

The 1988 NFL season was the 69th regular season of the National Football League.

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1989 Detroit Lions season

The Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 60th season in the National Football League, their 56th as the Detroit Lions, and is best known as the beginning of the Barry Sanders era.

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1989 NFL season

The 1989 NFL season was the 70th regular season of the National Football League.

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1990 Detroit Lions season

The 1990 Detroit Lions season was the 61st season in franchise history; their 57th in Detroit.

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1990 NFL season

The 1990 NFL season was the 71st regular season of the National Football League.

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1991 Detroit Lions season

The Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 62nd season in the National Football League, their 58th as the Detroit Lions.

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1991 NFL season

The 1991 NFL season was the 72nd regular season of the National Football League.

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1991–92 NFL playoffs

The National Football League playoffs for the 1991 season began on December 28, 1991.

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1992 Detroit Lions season

The 1992 Detroit Lions season was the 63rd season in franchise history.

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1992 NFL season

The 1992 NFL season was the 73rd regular season of the National Football League.

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1993 Detroit Lions season

The 1993 Detroit Lions season was the 64th season in franchise history.

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1993 NFL season

The 1993 NFL season was the 74th regular season of the National Football League.

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1993–94 NFL playoffs

The National Football League playoffs for the 1993 season began on January 8, 1994.

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1994 Detroit Lions season

The 1994 Detroit Lions season was the 65th season in franchise history.

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1994 NFL season

The 1994 NFL season was the 75th regular season of the National Football League.

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1994–95 NFL playoffs

The National Football League playoffs for the 1994 season began on December 31, 1994.

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1995 Detroit Lions season

The 1995 Detroit Lions season was the team's 66th in the National Football League (NFL).

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1995 NFL season

The 1995 NFL season was the 76th regular season of the National Football League.

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1995–96 NFL playoffs

The National Football League playoffs for the 1995 season began on December 30, 1995.

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1996 Detroit Lions season

The 1996 Detroit Lions season was their 67th in the National Football League (NFL).

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1996 NFL season

The 1996 NFL season was the 77th regular season of the National Football League and the season was marked by notable controversies from beginning to end.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Fontes

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