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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Atlanta_Falcons#1965.E2.80.931969
The name Falcons was suggested by Julia Elliott (1909–1990) a high school teacher from Griffin, Georgia who won a contest in 1965. Though 40 other contestants had also suggested the name, Elliott wrote in…
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