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Position: | Tight end | ||||||
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Born: | Drew, Mississippi, U.S. | April 5, 1954||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | St. Louis (IL) | ||||||
College: | Iowa St. | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1977 / round: 7 / pick: 178 | ||||||
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