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FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2015 file photo, Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin applauds his team as players warm up for an NCAA college football game against Arkansas, in Arlington, Texas. The Aggies have lost some of the swag that came when Johnny Football took the Southeastern Conference by storm, Kevin Sumlin became a $5 million per year head coach and Texas A&M looked like it would be a perennial threat to Alabama. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
IRVING -- The Pro Football Hall of Fame couldn't wait to enshrine Eric Dickerson, commissioning a bust in his first year of eligibility in 1999.