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Sentinels · week 6 · 1977

N. Oglethorpe was not supposed to be here

Chip Nutbeam, hot take

Nathaniel Oglethorpe RB
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N. Oglethorpe was the son of a man who played eleven years at the same position and just put up 169 YARDS. This is the best thing that has happened all season. He has never once been photographed smiling on a sideline, which his teammates have stopped remarking on. It counts the same as anybody else's.

This story ran on the wire in week 6 of 1977. The rest of the season is in the paper.

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