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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Born: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | March 1, 1965||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 174 lb (79 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Susan Miller Dorsey (Los Angeles, California) | ||||||
College: | Arizona State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1988 / round: 1 / pick: 20 | ||||||
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