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  1.                                  Warren Moon was not 
  2.                                  considered good enough 
  3.                                  to play in the NFL when 
  4.                                  he graduated from the 
  5.                                  University of Washington 
  6. in 1978. He went to play pro football in 
  7. Canada, determined to prove himself. His 
  8. determination paid off: Warren became one
  9. of the greatest quarterbacks in two different 
  10. leagues.
  11.  
  12. If you combine his statistics from the 
  13. Canadian Football League (CFL) and the 
  14. NFL, Warren has passed for more yards
  15. than any quarterback in pro football history.  
  16.  
  17. Warren played for the CFL's Edmonton 
  18. Eskimos from 1978 to 1983. He helped 
  19. the Eskimos win five Grey Cups. (The 
  20.