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September 1989

The All-New, Improved America’s Team

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Aug 31, 1989
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September 1989
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PAY HOMAGE TO THE FORMER COACH Sure. Anybody could rename Texas Stadium. But this would be a real tribute. Of course, knowing Landry, he’d never get bigheaded about it. The Richards Group

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