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Green Bay Packers
A Measure Of Greatness
by Eric Goska
ISBN: 0873499204
ISBN-13: 9780873499200
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Krause Pubns Inc
Published date: 2004
Edition: 2nd edition
Size: 8.25 x 10.75 inches
Weight: 2.3 pounds
Pages: 464
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Goska, Eric
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