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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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Born: | Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S. | February 12, 1960||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | John F. Kennedy (Willingboro Township, New Jersey) | ||||||
College: | Ohio State Villanova | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1982 / round: 4 / pick: 105 | ||||||
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