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JIM WAGSTAFF Signs with St. LouisWagstaff Signs With St. Louis Cards in NFLSpecial to the Journal.ST. LOUIS, - Lowell Lander and Jim Wagstaff, defensive halfbacks who are veteranafter a Fashion, have signed (heir 19GO contracts with the SL Louis Football Cardinals, Managing Director Walter Wolfner announced loday.'the '‘veterans after a fash ion'1 expression is best explained by the fact that injuries figured in their being signed two years and one year ago respectively.Lander, who is .six feet and weighs 195, was the Pittsburgh Steelers 14th draft choke in lfiad while Wagstaff, who is 6-1 and weighs 19D, was the DeLroit Lions 21st choke in 1958.Lander was bom Sept. 1, 1955 in Pittsburgh where he attended Avonworth high and earned four letters each in football and track and three in basketball, before enrolling at Westminster (Pa.) College where he again came up with four letters each in football and track and two in basketball.Lander was one of the Sieelgrs laLe cuts and played in Canada in 1957. Was signed by the Cards in 1D5S after defensive backs had been injured and played in a few games. Last year he suffered n knee injury in training camp{ had an operation and was out all year.■ Wagstaff, bom June 1, 19SG, in American Falls where he was a football, basketball and irack ster i|in high scsool, confined his athletic activity to football and track at Idaho State College and was an All -Confers nc e sele c 11 on.Last year he was the last player cut by the Lions prior to the start of the season and the Cardinals signed him after injuries to defensive backs.afi
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Idaho State Journal
Pocatello, Idaho, US
Fri, May 13, 1960
Page 3
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