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Word: biletnikoff (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1965-1965
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...pros are throwing the loot around this year, Santa Claus will have to fight to keep his franchise. "There aren't 40 players in college ball worth fighting over," insisted one pro scout, but Florida State End Fred Biletnikoff pried enough ($150,000) out of the Oakland Raiders to rent his school's football stadium to get married in. Sometimes the green left grass stains. Georgia Tackle Jim Wilson signed an $8,000 contract with the A.F.L.'s Boston Patriots last August, another for $75,000 with the N.F.L.'s San Francisco 49ers last month...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pro Football: The Collectors | 1/15/1965 | See Source »

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