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Found June 24, 2009 on Pro Football Talk:
PLAYERS: Aaron Kampman,  Casey Wiegmann,  Brad Meester
TEAMS: Green Bay Packers,  Denver Broncos,  Jacksonville Jaguars

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Iowa high school football coach Ed Thomas has died of the gunshot wound to the head that he suffered this morning, according to MSNBC.com and the Waterloo Courier. A former NFL High School Coach of the Year, Thomas coached Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Aaron Kampman, Denver Broncos center Casey Wiegmann, Jacksonville Jaguars center Brad Meester [...]
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