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\u201cOn July 5, 1960, 129 players reported to Dallas Jesuit High School\u201d on Oak Lawn Ave. According to Jesuit lore, a rival high school came to scout the Jesuit football team. Mistaking the huge Dallas Texans for high school boys, the rival team paniced.

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Signed by many players who went on to the NFL<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

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