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Dodgers Video: Rick Monday Throws Out First Pitch On 40th
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46 YEARS AGO TODAY: #Cubs outfielder Rick Monday saves the
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Player who saved flag from desecration honored
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Brubaker pitches, hits Pirates to win over slumping Cubs
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Chicago #Cubs outfielder Rick Monday saves the American Flag from
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Rick Monday saves American flag On this day in 1976, Rick Monday
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When Rick Monday Saved The American Flag From Being Burned At
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Today in 1976, Rick Monday Saves American Flag at Dodger Stadium
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Rick Monday saving American flag resonates
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Rick Monday speaks out on Colin Kaepernick's protest
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ESPN on X: On this day 40 yrs ago, protesters in LA tried to burn
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On April 25, 1976 Rick Monday saves the American Flag from being