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1979 NFL Draft
Held May 3-4, 1979
1978 NFL Draft
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1980 NFL Draft
Round
Overall
Team
Player
Pos
College
Notes
1
1
Buffalo Bills
Tom Cousineau
LB
Ohio State
1
2
Kansas City Chiefs
Mike Bell
DE
Colorado State
1
3
Cincinnati Bengals
Jack Thompson
QB
Washington State
1
4
Chicago Bears
Dan Hampton
DT
Arkansas
1
5
Buffalo Bills
Jerry Butler
WR
Clemson
1
6
Baltimore Colts
Barry Krauss
LB
Alabama
1
7
New York Giants
Phil Simms
QB
Morehead State
1
8
St. Louis Cardinals
Ottis Anderson
RB
Miami (Florida)
1
9
Chicago Bears
Al Harris
DE
Arizona State
1
10
Detroit Lions
Keith Dorney
T
Penn State
1
11
New Orleans Saints
Russell Erxleben
K-P
Texas
1
12
Cincinnati Bengals
Charles Alexander
RB
Louisiana State
1
13
San Diego Chargers
Kellen Winslow
TE
Missouri
1
14
New York Jets
Marty Lyons
DE
Alabama
1
15
Green Bay Packers
Eddie Lee Ivery
RB
Georgia Tech
1
16
Minnesota Vikings
Ted Brown
RB
North Carolina State
1
17
Atlanta Falcons
Don Smith
DE
Miami (Florida)
1
18
Seattle Seahawks
Manu Tuiasosopo
DT
UCLA
1
19
Los Angeles Rams
George Andrews
LB
Nebraska
1
20
Cleveland Browns
Willis Adams
WR
Houston
1
21
Philadelphia Eagles
Jerry Robinson
LB
UCLA
1
22
Denver Broncos
Kelvin Clark
T
Nebraska
1
23
Kansas City Chiefs
Steve Fuller
QB
Clemson
1
24
Miami Dolphins
Jon Giesler
T
Michigan
1
25
New England Patriots
Rick Sanford
DB
South Carolina
1
26
Los Angeles Rams
Kent Hill
T
Georgia Tech
1
27
Dallas Cowboys
Robert Shaw
C
Tennessee
1
28
Pittsburgh Steelers
Greg Hawthorne
RB
Baylor
2
29
San Francisco 49ers
James Owens
WR
UCLA
2
30
Cincinnati Bengals
Dan Ross
TE
Northeastern
2
31
Houston Oilers
Mike Stensrud
DE
Iowa State
2
32
Buffalo Bills
Fred Smerlas
DT
Boston College
2
33
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Greg Roberts
G
Oklahoma
2
34
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Gordon Jones
WR
Pittsburgh
2
35
St. Louis Cardinals
Theotis Brown
RB
UCLA
2
36
New York Giants
Earnest Gray
WR
Memphis
2
37
Detroit Lions
Ken Fantetti
LB
Wyoming
2
38
New Orleans Saints
Reggie Mathis
LB
Oklahoma
2
39
Chicago Bears
Rickey Watts
WR
Tulsa
2
40
Cleveland Browns
Lawrence Johnson
DB
Wisconsin
2
41
New York Jets
Mark Gastineau
DE
East Central
2
42
Oakland Raiders
Willie Jones
DE
Florida State
2
43
Minnesota Vikings
Dave Huffman
C
Notre Dame
2
44
Green Bay Packers
Steve Atkins
RB
Maryland
2
45
Seattle Seahawks
Joe Norman
LB
Indiana
2
46
St. Louis Cardinals
Calvin Favron
LB
Southeastern Louisiana
2
47
Cleveland Browns
Sam Claphan
T
Oklahoma
2
48
Philadelphia Eagles
Petey Perot
G
Northwestern State (Louisiana)
2
49
Atlanta Falcons
Pat Howell
G
Southern California
2
50
Houston Oilers
Jesse Baker
DE
Jacksonville State
2
51
Buffalo Bills
Jim Haslett
LB
Indiana (Pennsylvania)
2
52
New England Patriots
Bob Golic
LB
Notre Dame
2
53
Miami Dolphins
Jeff Toews
T
Washington
2
54
Los Angeles Rams
Eddie Hill
RB
Memphis
2
55
Dallas Cowboys
Aaron Mitchell
DB
Nevada-Las Vegas
2
56
Pittsburgh Steelers
Zack Valentine
LB
East Carolina
3
57
Seattle Seahawks
Michael Jackson
LB
Washington
3
58
Los Angeles Rams
Jeff Moore
WR
Tennessee
3
59
Cincinnati Bengals
Barney Cotton
G
Nebraska
3
60
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jerry Eckwood
RB
Arkansas
3
61
Miami Dolphins
Tony Nathan
RB
Alabama
3
62
Buffalo Bills
Jon Borchardt
T
Montana State
3
63
Miami Dolphins
Mel Land
LB
Michigan State
3
64
St. Louis Cardinals
Joe Bostic
T
Clemson
3
65
Miami Dolphins
Ronnie Lee
TE
Baylor
3
66
Chicago Bears
Willie McClendon
RB
Georgia
3
67
Detroit Lions
Bo Robinson
RB
West Texas A&M
3
68
New York Jets
Donald Dykes
DB
Southeastern Louisiana
3
69
Baltimore Colts
Kim Anderson
DB
Arizona State
3
70
Cleveland Browns
Jim Ramey
DE
Kentucky
3
71
Green Bay Packers
Charles Johnson
DT
Maryland
3
72
Houston Oilers
Kenny King
RB
Oklahoma
3
73
San Diego Chargers
Cliff Thrift
LB
East Central
3
74
Philadelphia Eagles
Tony Franklin
K
Texas A&M
3
75
Atlanta Falcons
James Mayberry
RB
Colorado
3
76
Dallas Cowboys
Doug Cosbie
TE
Santa Clara
3
77
Denver Broncos
Bruce Radford
DE
Grambling State
3
78
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Reggie Lewis
DE
North Texas
3
79
Atlanta Falcons
William Andrews
RB
Auburn
3
80
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rick Berns
RB
Nebraska
3
81
Los Angeles Rams
Mike Wellman
C
Kansas
3
82
San Francisco 49ers
Joe Montana
QB
Notre Dame
4
83
Buffalo Bills
Ken Johnson
DE
Knoxville
4
84
Cincinnati Bengals
Mike White
DT
Albany State
4
85
Kansas City Chiefs
Frank Manumaleuga
LB
San Jose State
4
86
Pittsburgh Steelers
Russell Davis
RB
Michigan
4
87
Buffalo Bills
Jeff Nixon
DB
Richmond
4
88
Detroit Lions
Ulysses Norris
TE
Georgia
4
89
St. Louis Cardinals
Roy Green
DB
Henderson State
4
90
New York Giants
Phil Tabor
DE
Oklahoma
4
91
Cincinnati Bengals
Vaughn Lusby
DB
Arkansas
4
92
Detroit Lions
Jon Brooks
LB
Clemson
4
93
New Orleans Saints
Jim Kovach
LB
Kentucky
4
94
Philadelphia Eagles
Ben Cowins
RB
Arkansas
4
95
Cleveland Browns
Matt Miller
T
Colorado
4
96
New York Jets
Eric Cunningham
G
Penn State
4
97
Minnesota Vikings
Steve Dils
QB
Stanford
4
98
New York Jets
Johnny Lynn
DB
UCLA
4
99
Los Angeles Rams
Derwin Tucker
DB
Illinois
4
100
Atlanta Falcons
Lynn Cain
RB
Southern California
4
101
Atlanta Falcons
Charles Johnson
DB
Grambling State
4
102
Seattle Seahawks
Mark Bell
TE
Colorado State
4
103
Washington Redskins
Don Warren
TE
San Diego State
4
104
San Diego Chargers
John Floyd
WR
Louisiana-Monroe
4
105
Denver Broncos
Charles Jefferson
DB
McNeese State
4
106
New England Patriots
Eddie Hare
P
Tulsa
4
107
Miami Dolphins
Steve Howell
RB
Baylor
4
108
Los Angeles Rams
Jerry Wilkinson
DT
Oregon State
4
109
Dallas Cowboys
Ralph DeLoach
DE
California
4
110
Pittsburgh Steelers
Calvin Sweeney
WR
Southern California
5
111
San Francisco 49ers
Tom Seabron
LB
Michigan
5
112
Kansas City Chiefs
Earl Gant
RB
Missouri
5
113
Cincinnati Bengals
Casey Merrill
DE
California-Davis
5
114
Buffalo Bills
Rod Kush
DB
Nebraska-Omaha
5
115
Baltimore Colts
Larry Braziel
DB
Southern California
5
116
Buffalo Bills
Dan Manucci
QB
Kansas State
5
117
New York Giants
Cleveland Jackson
TE
Nevada-Las Vegas
5
118
St. Louis Cardinals
Steve Henry
DB
Emporia State
5
119
San Francisco 49ers
Jerry Aldridge
RB
Angelo State
5
120
New Orleans Saints
Harlan Huckleby
TB
Michigan
5
121
Dallas Cowboys
Bob Hukill
G
North Carolina
5
122
Los Angeles Rams
Victor Hicks
TE
Oklahoma
5
123
New York Jets
Kelly Kirchbaum
LB
Kentucky
5
124
Cleveland Browns
Rich Dimler
DT
Southern California
5
125
New York Jets
Stan Blinka
LB
Sam Houston State
5
126
Philadelphia Eagles
Scott Fitzkee
WR
Penn State
5
127
Atlanta Falcons
Mike Zele
DT
Kent State
5
128
Dallas Cowboys
Curtis Anderson
DE
Central State (Ohio)
5
129
Minnesota Vikings
Jerry Meter
LB
Michigan
5
130
St. Louis Cardinals
Mark Bell
WR
Colorado State
5
131
Detroit Lions
Walt Brown
C
Pittsburgh
5
132
Denver Broncos
Rick Leach
QB
Michigan
5
133
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Chuck Fusina
QB
Penn State
5
134
Miami Dolphins
Don Bessillieu
DB
Georgia Tech
5
135
New England Patriots
John Zamberlin
LB
Pacific Lutheran
5
136
Dallas Cowboys
Ron Springs
RB
Ohio State
5
137
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dwaine Board
DE
North Carolina A&T State
6
138
San Francisco 49ers
Ruben Vaughan
DT
Colorado
6
139
Cincinnati Bengals
Steve Kreider
WR
Lehigh
6
140
Kansas City Chiefs
Robert Gaines
WR
Washington
6
141
Buffalo Bills
Mike Burrow
G
Auburn
6
142
Oakland Raiders
Ira Matthews
KR
Wisconsin
6
143
Houston Oilers
Daryl Hunt
LB
Oklahoma
6
144
St. Louis Cardinals
Thomas Lott
RB
Oklahoma
6
145
New York Giants
Bob Torrey
RB
Penn State
6
146
New Orleans Saints
Ricky Ray
DB
Norfolk State
6
147
Chicago Bears
John Sullivan
LB
Illinois
6
148
Denver Broncos
Jeff McIntyre
LB
Arizona State
6
149
New York Jets
Bill Dufek
G
Michigan
6
150
Baltimore Colts
Jimmy Moore
T
Ohio State
6
151
Cleveland Browns
Clinton Burrell
DB
Louisiana State
6
152
Minnesota Vikings
Joe Senser
TE
West Chester
6
153
Green Bay Packers
Dave Simmons
LB
North Carolina
6
154
Atlanta Falcons
Mike Moroski
QB
California-Davis
6
155
Dallas Cowboys
Tim Lavender
DB
Southern California
6
156
Oakland Raiders
Henry Williams
DB
San Diego State
6
157
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bill Murrell
TE
Winston-Salem State
6
158
New York Giants
Eddie Hicks
RB
East Carolina
6
159
Houston Oilers
Mike Murphy
LB
Missouri State
6
160
Dallas Cowboys
Mike Salzano
G
North Carolina
6
161
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dwayne Woodruff
DB
Louisville
6
162
Miami Dolphins
Steve Lindquist
OG
Nebraska
6
163
Cleveland Browns
Jim Ronan
DT
Minnesota
6
164
Dallas Cowboys
Chris DeFance
WR
Arizona State
6
165
Pittsburgh Steelers
Matt Bahr
K
Penn State
7
166
San Francisco 49ers
Phil Francis
RB
Stanford
7
167
Kansas City Chiefs
Ken Kremer
DE
Ball State
7
168
Cincinnati Bengals
Max Montoya
T
UCLA
7
169
Seattle Seahawks
Larry Polowski
LB
Boise State
7
170
Buffalo Bills
Tom Mullady
TE
Southwestern (Tennessee)
7
171
Houston Oilers
Tim Ries
DB
Missouri State
7
172
New York Giants
Steve Alvers
TE
Miami (Florida)
7
173
St. Louis Cardinals
Kirk Gibson
WR
Michigan State
7
174
Chicago Bears
Lee Kunz
LB
Nebraska
7
175
Oakland Raiders
Jack Matia
T
Drake
7
176
New Orleans Saints
Stan Sytsma
LB
Minnesota
7
177
New England Patriots
Judson Flint
DB
Memphis
7
178
Philadelphia Eagles
Don Swafford
T
Florida
7
179
New York Jets
Emmett King
RB
Houston
7
180
Green Bay Packers
Henry Monroe
DB
Mississippi State
7
181
Minnesota Vikings
Bob Winkel
DT
Kentucky
7
182
Washington Redskins
Rich Milot
LB
Penn State
7
183
Cleveland Browns
Cody Risien
T
Texas A&M
7
184
Green Bay Packers
Rich Wingo
LB
Alabama
7
185
Philadelphia Eagles
Curtis Bunche
DE
Albany State
7
186
Atlanta Falcons
Roger Westlund
T
Washington
7
187
New York Jets
Keith Brown
DB
Minnesota
7
188
Denver Broncos
Luke Prestridge
P
Baylor
7
189
Miami Dolphins
Uwe Von Schamann
K
Oklahoma
7
190
Los Angeles Rams
Jeff Delaney
DB
Pittsburgh
7
191
Dallas Cowboys
Greg Fitzpatrick
LB
Youngstown State
7
192
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bruce Kimball
G
Massachusetts
8
193
Green Bay Packers
Ron Cassidy
WR
Utah State
8
194
Cincinnati Bengals
Howie Kurnick
LB
Cincinnati
8
195
Kansas City Chiefs
Mike Williams
RB
New Mexico
8
196
Philadelphia Eagles
Chuck Correal
C
Penn State
8
197
Baltimore Colts
Steve Heimkreiter
LB
Notre Dame
8
198
New York Jets
Marshall Harris
DT
Texas Christian
8
199
St. Louis Cardinals
Larry Miller
LB
Brigham Young
8
200
New York Giants
Harold Perry
DB
Southern Methodist
8
201
New York Giants
Roy Simmons
G
Georgia Tech
8
202
New Orleans Saints
Doug Panfil
G
Tulsa
8
203
Chicago Bears
Rick Moss
DB
Purdue
8
204
Cleveland Browns
Kent Perkov
DE
San Diego State
8
205
New York Jets
Willie Beamon
LB
Boise State
8
206
Miami Dolphins
Jeff Groth
WR
Bowling Green State
8
207
Baltimore Colts
Nesby Glasgow
DB
Washington
8
208
Green Bay Packers
Rick Partridge
P
Utah
8
209
Oakland Raiders
Robert Hawkins
RB
Kentucky
8
210
San Diego Chargers
Wilbert Haslip
RB
Hawaii
8
211
Philadelphia Eagles
Max Runager
P
South Carolina
8
212
Atlanta Falcons
Keith Miller
LB
Northeastern State
8
213
Detroit Lions
John Mohring
LB
Long Island-Post
8
214
Houston Oilers
Carter Hartwig
DB
Southern California
8
215
Miami Dolphins
Glenn Blackwood
DB
Texas
8
216
New England Patriots
Randy Love
RB
Houston
8
217
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Gene Sanders
DT
Texas A&M
8
218
Kansas City Chiefs
Bob Brewer
G
Temple
8
219
Dallas Cowboys
Bruce Thornton
DT
Illinois
8
220
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tom Graves
LB
Michigan State
9
221
San Francisco 49ers
Steve Hamilton
DT
Missouri
9
222
Kansas City Chiefs
James Folston
TE
Cameron
9
223
Cincinnati Bengals
Scott Burk
DB
Oklahoma State
9
224
Baltimore Colts
Russ Henderson
P
Virginia
9
225
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Henry Vereen
WR
Nevada-Las Vegas
9
226
Buffalo Bills
Kevin Baker
DE
William Penn
9
227
New York Giants
Tom Rusk
LB
Iowa
9
228
St. Louis Cardinals
Bob Rozier
DE
California
9
229
Kansas City Chiefs
Joe Robinson
T
Ohio State
9
230
Chicago Bears
Jerome Heavens
RB
Notre Dame
9
231
Detroit Lions
Jeff Komlo
QB
Delaware
9
232
New York Jets
Gordy Sprattler
RB
North Dakota State
9
233
Washington Redskins
Kris Haines
WR
Notre Dame
9
234
Cleveland Browns
Carl McGee
LB
Duke
9
235
Green Bay Packers
John Thompson
TE
Utah State
9
236
Minnesota Vikings
Billy Diggs
WR
Winston-Salem State
9
237
San Diego Chargers
Alvin Garrett
WR
Angelo State
9
238
Oakland Raiders
Jim Rourke
T
Boston College
9
239
Atlanta Falcons
Dave Parkin
DB
Utah State
9
240
Seattle Seahawks
Ezra Tate
RB
Mississippi College
9
241
Cleveland Browns
Curtis Weathers
TE
Mississippi
9
242
Denver Broncos
Charlie Taylor
WR
Rice
9
243
Houston Oilers
Rich Ellender
WR
McNeese State
9
244
Miami Dolphins
Jeff Weston
DT
Notre Dame
9
245
New England Patriots
John Spagnola
TE
Yale
9
246
Los Angeles Rams
Jeff Rutledge
QB
Alabama
9
247
Dallas Cowboys
Garry Cobb
LB
Southern California
9
248
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rick Kirk
DE
Denison
10
249
San Francisco 49ers
Dwight Clark
WR
Clemson
10
250
Cincinnati Bengals
Nathan Poole
RB
Louisville
10
251
Kansas City Chiefs
Mike DuPree
LB
Florida
10
252
San Francisco 49ers
Howard Ballage
DB
Colorado
10
253
Buffalo Bills
Dave Marler
QB
Mississippi State
10
254
Baltimore Colts
Steve Stephens
TE
Oklahoma State
10
255
St. Louis Cardinals
Jerry Holloway
TE
Western Illinois
10
256
New York Giants
Dan Fowler
G
Kentucky
10
257
Chicago Bears
Joe Restic
DB
Notre Dame
10
258
Miami Dolphins
Jerome Stanton
DB
Michigan State
10
259
Oakland Raiders
Ricky Smith
DB
Tulane
10
260
Kansas City Chiefs
Gerald Jackson
DB
Mississippi State
10
261
Cleveland Browns
John Smith
WR
Tennessee State
10
262
New York Jets
Steve Sybeldon
T
North Dakota
10
263
New York Jets
Ed McGlasson
C
Youngstown State
10
264
Green Bay Packers
Frank Lockett
WR
Nebraska
10
265
San Diego Chargers
Tony Petruccio
DT
Penn State
10
266
Atlanta Falcons
Bruce Beekley
LB
Oregon
10
267
Seattle Seahawks
Robert Hardy
DT
Jackson State
10
268
Kansas City Chiefs
Larry Willis
WR
Alcorn State
10
269
San Diego Chargers
Al Green
DB
Louisiana State
10
270
New England Patriots
Martin Cox
WR
Vanderbilt
10
271
New England Patriots
Allan Clark
RB
Northern Arizona
10
272
Miami Dolphins
Mike Kozlowski
RB
Colorado
10
273
Los Angeles Rams
Grady Ebensberger
DT
Houston
10
274
Dallas Cowboys
Mike Calhoun
DT
Notre Dame
10
275
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tod Thompson
TE
Brigham Young
11
276
San Francisco 49ers
Billy McBride
DB
Tennessee State
11
277
Kansas City Chiefs
Stan Rome
WR
Clemson
11
278
Cincinnati Bengals
Ken Bungarda
DT
Missouri
11
279
Buffalo Bills
Paul Lawler
DB
Colgate
11
280
Baltimore Colts
John Priestner
LB
Western Ontario
11
281
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Bob Rippentrop
TE
Fresno State
11
282
New York Giants
Mike Mince
DB
Fresno State
11
283
St. Louis Cardinals
Nate Henderson
T
Florida State
11
284
New York Giants
Kenny Johnson
RB
Miami (Florida)
11
285
New Orleans Saints
David Hall
WR
Missouri-Rolla
11
286
Chicago Bears
Bob Wright
T
Cincinnati
11
287
Cleveland Browns
Randy Poeschl
DE
Nebraska
11
288
New York Jets
Danny Sanders
QB
Carson-Newman
10
289
Washington Redskins
Monte Coleman
LB
Central Arkansas
11
290
Green Bay Packers
Mark Thorson
DB
Ottawa (Kansas)
11
291
Minnesota Vikings
Brian Nelson
WR
Texas Tech
11
292
Atlanta Falcons
Bill Leer
C
Colorado State
11
293
Seattle Seahawks
Jim Hinesly
G
Michigan State
11
294
Oakland Raiders
Bruce Davis
T
UCLA
11
295
San Diego Chargers
Dave Rader
QB
Tulsa
11
296
Philadelphia Eagles
Al Chesley
LB
Pittsburgh
11
297
Denver Broncos
Zachary Dixon
RB
Temple
11
298
Houston Oilers
Mike Taylor
T
Georgia Tech
11
299
Miami Dolphins
Mike Blanton
DE
Georgia Tech
11
300
Washington Redskins
Tony Hall
WR
Knoxville
11
301
Los Angeles Rams
Jessie Deramus
DT
Tennessee State
11
302
Detroit Lions
Eddie Cole
LB
Mississippi
11
303
Pittsburgh Steelers
Charlie Moore
C
Wichita State
12
304
Cincinnati Bengals
Jim Browner
DB
Notre Dame
12
305
Kansas City Chiefs
Mike Forrest
RB
Arkansas
12
306
Baltimore Colts
Charlie Green
WR
Kansas State
12
307
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dave Logan
DT
Pittsburgh
12
308
Buffalo Bills
Mike Harris
RB
Arizona State
12
309
St. Louis Cardinals
Ricky McBride
LB
Georgia
12
310
New York Giants
Tim Gillespie
G
North Carolina State
12
311
New Orleans Saints
Kelsey Finch
RB
Tennessee
12
312
Chicago Bears
Dave Becker
DB
Iowa
12
313
Detroit Lions
Bob Forster
C-OG
Brown
12
314
New York Jets
Paul Darby
WR
Texas State
12
315
Cleveland Browns
Dee Methvin
C
Tulane
12
316
Oakland Raiders
Dirk Abernathy
DB
Bowling Green State
12
317
Minnesota Vikings
David Stephens
LB
Kentucky
12
318
Green Bay Packers
Bill Moats
P
South Dakota
12
319
Seattle Seahawks
Jeff Moore
RB
Jackson State
12
320
Oakland Raiders
Reggie Kinlaw
DT
Oklahoma
12
321
San Diego Chargers
Frank Duncan
DB
San Francisco State
12
322
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ed Smith
LB
Vanderbilt
12
323
Atlanta Falcons
Stuart Walker
LB
Colorado
12
324
Houston Oilers
Wayne Wilson
RB
Shepherd
12
325
Denver Broncos
Dave Jacobs
K
Syracuse
12
326
Detroit Lions
Bryan Sweeney
WR
Texas A&M-Kingsville
12
327
Miami Dolphins
Larry Fortner
QB
Miami (Ohio)
12
328
Los Angeles Rams
Drew Hill
WR
Georgia Tech
12
329
Dallas Cowboys
Quentin Lowry
LB
Youngstown State
12
330
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Mike Almond
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Northwestern State (Louisiana)
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