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Tucson High's Mike Dawson poses for a photo in 1972. The lineman went on to play at the UA, then spent nine seasons in the NFL.

 Jack W. Sheaffer, Arizona Daily Star 1972

With 113 career starts for the then-St. Louis Cardinals, Dawson left the UA regarded as the top interior lineman in school history. 

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