Linebacker remembered as fun-loving

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Rover Rover found this 6/18/2008 on myespn.go.com [flag]
Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Football lost a colorful character from its past Monday when a car accident killed former Oilers linebacker Mike Dukes . The Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise describes Dukes as somewhat larger than life, on and off the field. He was a 6-foot-3, 235-pound forerunner of the modern linebacker, able to cover shorter pass routes without sacrificing strength at the ... [link]

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