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Top 50 football players in Oakland County over the past 50 years

By Nick Michniacki, 12/09/14, 10:00PM EST

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Western Alum James King #39

The lone Walled Lake player to make the list was James King coming in at #39.

King (Walled Lake Western Class of 2001) Did a little bit of everything on the field for Warriors’ 1999 state-championship squad, excelling at running back, slot back, linebacker and safety. In college, King was a four-year starter and All-Mid-American Conference linebacker at Central Michigan. He was signed by the NFL Cleveland Browns as a strong safety before his career ended due to a legal issue.

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Putting together The Oakland Press’ 50-for-50 series, a breakdown of the 50 greatest football players in Oakland County history, wasn’t easy.

Inevitably, some excellent players got left off the list. We’re talking about guys that played in the NFL failing to make the cut, that’s how rigorous and arduous the selection process was. Walled Lake Western had three more players make this "best of the rest list"

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