Gregory Raleigh Bingham (born March 13, 1951) is a former

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, who played from 1973 through 1984 for the

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. He had 4 touchdowns and lead the league in tackles for 11 years. He played football at

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as a tight end and linebacker and was the team's leading tackler. Bingham went on from Gordon Tech to play middle guard / nose tackle for the

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, starting 1971 through 1973, his last three years. Known for "going all out on every single play", Bingham earned first-team All-

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honors in his junior and senior years of 1971 and 1972 and likely would have in 1970 his sophomore year if not for breaking his ankle in an early season upset of then-ranked #3

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. Bingham is a noted

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and has owned an extensive collection of commemorative half dollars, as well as a complete collection of

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1951 births Living people American football linebackers Purdue Boilermakers football players Houston Oilers players Players of American football from Evanston, Illinois 20th-century American sportsmen {{linebacker-1950s-stub