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REYNOLDS v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Nos. 77-1753, 77-1758 and 77-1821.

584 F.2d 280 (1978)

Jack REYNOLDS, Appellant, v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE et al., Appellees. Charles YOUNG et al., Appellants, v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE et al., Appellees. Marvin CRENSHAW, Appellant, v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 27, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald Tockman, St. Louis, Mo., argued and on brief, for appellants, Jack Reynolds, et al.

Paul J. Tagliabue, Covington & Burling, Washington, D. C., argued, for appellees, National Football League, et al.; Hamilton Carothers and Jeffrey H. Howard, Washington, D. C., and James B. Loken of Faegre & Benson, Minneapolis, Minn., on brief.

Edward M. Glennon of Lindquist & Vennum, Minneapolis, Minn., argued for appellees, Kermit Alexander, et al.; Nadine Strossen and Mark R. Johnson, Minneapolis, Minn., on brief.

Before GIBSON, Chief Judge, and HEANEY and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.

GIBSON, Chief Judge.

In these cases, fifteen active and one inactive National Football League players object to the settlement of an action brought on behalf of 5,706 former and present professional football players. The class action was prosecuted to secure monetary damages and other relief for the players from the National Football League, individual teams, and other defendants for violations of the antitrust laws. The settlement approved by the District Court

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