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Bill Dudley remembered as more than sports hero

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Libba Dudley, wife of Pro Football Hall of Famer Bill Dudley, greets mourners after her husband’s funeral at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Lynchburg on Monday. ...

Bill Dudley remembered as more than sports hero

Bill Dudley’s achievements on the gridiron hardly defined him as a man.

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