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I was in my hometown of Crossett all last week for the funeral of a former Razorback. He had died on Sunday night — Wallace Wayne Jackson, class of '64. You wouldn't know his name. You won't see him in any team pictures. His stats aren't in the books. He was no bench-warmer — just ended up playing out his life off the field. [read more]

Posted by Derek Jenkins on July 9, 2008 09:30 PM |

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