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NAME CHANGE FOR
ALL-STAR FOOTBALL GAME
Full Press Release
A
name change for the 41st Annual Minnesota High School
All-Star Football Game has been announced by the Minnesota
Football Coaches Association (MFCA).
Beginning with the 2014 game, the Minnesota High School
All-Star Football Game will be officially known as the “MFCA
Tackle Cancer All-Star Football Game”.
With the name change, the All-Star Football Game will now be
the kick-off game for MFCA’s Tackle Cancer program each
season.
2014 All-Star Coaches Named
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South |
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Mike Grant |
Eden
Prairie |
Head South
Coach |
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Mark
Ritter |
Eden
Prairie |
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Paul Ruud |
Glencoe
Silver Lake |
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Steve
Solom |
BOLD |
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Jeff
Johnson |
Chatfield |
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Ray Betton |
Holy
Angels |
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James
Semmen |
Lanesboro |
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George
Thole |
Stillwater |
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South |
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Bill Weiss |
Chisago
Lakes |
Head North
Coach |
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Mark Elmer |
Stillwater |
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John Young |
Coon
Rapids |
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Derek
Parendo |
Proctor |
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Matt
Townsend |
Columbia
Heights |
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Jay Loven |
Upsalla/Swanville
Area |
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John
McEahran |
Perham |
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To Be
Named |
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ALL-STAR ALUMNI IN THE NFL
The 32 NFL teams made their final cuts this past weekend.
The following alumni players from the Minnesota High School
All-Star Football Game are included on NFL 53-man rosters as
the 2013-14 NFL season begins:
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Name |
NFL Team |
Pos |
Years |
All-Star |
All-Star Team |
High School |
College |
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Matt Spaeth |
Pittsburgh |
TE |
7 |
2002 |
Outstate |
STMA |
Minnesota |
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Craig Dahl |
San Francisco |
DB |
6 |
2003 |
Outstate |
Mankato East |
NDSU |
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Ramon Humber |
New Orleans |
LB |
6 |
2005 |
Metro |
Champlin Park |
NDSU |
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James Laurinaitis |
St. Louis |
LB |
5 |
2005 |
Metro |
Wayzata |
Ohio State |
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Eric Decker |
Denver |
WR |
4 |
2005 |
Outstate |
Rocori |
Minnesota |
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Karl Klug |
Tennessee |
DL |
3 |
2006 |
Outstate |
Caledonia |
Iowa |
The
following alumni players from the Minnesota High School
All-Star Football Game are included on NFL practice squads:
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Name |
NFL Team |
Pos |
Years |
All-Star |
All-Star Team |
High School |
College |
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Paul Cornick |
Denver |
OT |
Rookie |
2007 |
Metro |
Orono |
NDSU |
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Brian Arnfelt |
Pittsburgh |
DE |
Rookie |
2008 |
Metro |
Stillwater |
Northwestern |
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Adam Thielen |
Minnesota |
WR |
Rookie |
2008 |
Outstate |
Detroit Lakes |
Minnesota State-Mankato |
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