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David Bailey follows in AJ Dillon’s footsteps as lead Boston College back

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David Bailey sat out the second half of all but one game during his senior season. He would score three or four touchdowns, engineer a sizable lead for his North Caroline High School team, and then head to the sidelines. By the time he made way for the backups, the game had usually switched to a running clock.

“With Dave it was one of those things that if you pulled him out of a game, he wouldn’t complain.