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Smelters · week 2 · 1987

The long way round: K. Nakamura goes for 164

Hal Vandergrift, veteran beat

Kwame Nakamura QB
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K. Nakamura had 164 yards. He was a walk-on at Bramble Hill who did not have a scholarship until his third year. He answers every question in exactly one sentence, which his teammates have stopped remarking on. The ones who arrive like this tend to know what it cost. That is usually worth something in December.

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