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Position: | Wide receiver / tight end | ||||||||
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Born: | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | January 2, 1942||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||
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College: | Florida A&M | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1964 / round: 6 / pick: 72 | ||||||||
AFL draft: | 1964 / round: 6 / pick: 47 | ||||||||
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