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San Diego Chargers By The (Jersey) Numbers

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Chargers by the (Jersey) Numbers: #43

  Wearing #43 for the Chargers either got you a quick ticket out of town after one season, or it bought you a seat on the bus for at least four seasons.  Nothing in-between.  There’s also very...

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Chargers by the (Jersey) Numbers: #42

Until a few weeks ago, 42 was shaping up to be an interesting battle between a couple of longtime veterans.  I guess it’s a good thing it took me a while to get to it so one them would...

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Chargers by the (Jersey) Numbers: #41

41 could easily be subtitled "The Battle of the Backs."  No less than three solid running back choices and one of the greatest pure fullbacks of all time vie for the coveted Golden Jersey. The...

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Chargers by the (Jersey) Numbers: #40

And now, a break from the football season and time for some meaningless drivel!  I’ve posted a few of these without causing a ripple on the front page, but now that there are some fun ones...

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Chargers by the (Jersey) Numbers: #39

Ah, the good old days.  When men were men, and kickers wore numbers like 39.  That’s what it’s come to: a battle between two kickers who barely got their jocks sweaty.   Actually, that’s...

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Chargers by the (Jersey) Numbers: #38

 If any of you out there are raising your sons to be pro football players, have them wear #38 and play for the Chargers.  That way, even with a mediocre season, they’re bound for immortality. ...

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Chargers by the (Jersey) Numbers: #37

 Finally, one to be proud of.  Two players in particular defined a jersey for the Chargers, one for each side of the ball.   Partly due to the fact that so few players have worn #37...

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Chargers by the (Jersey) Numbers: #36

  One of the 20 choices for the "Greatest Moment In Charger History" on the Chargers website, commemorating their 50th year in the league, is the "Seven Bandits of 1961."  Huh??  Never heard of...

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Chargers by the (Jersey) Numbers: #35

  Ahh, 35… Like an ice cold one while kicking back on the sands of Waikiki.  No worries.  Easy squeezey.  No polls, no twisting of lame statistics to make it seem like one marginal year was...

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Chargers by the (Jersey) Numbers: #34

  Anyone who pays even remote attention to this Jersey series pities me for what I have to go through to pick a #34.  In fact, e-mails have been pouring in from all over the world from people...

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