Antwone Savage

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Antwone Savage
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1981-03-29) March 29, 1981 (age 43)
Albany, Georgia
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school: Westover (Albany, Georgia)
College: Oklahoma
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Antwone Savage (born March 29, 1981) is a former American football wide receiver in the Arena Football League. He played for the Spokane Shock, [3] Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz, [4] and the Albany Panthers. He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Morse, Tim. "ALBANY SPORTS HALL OF FAME: Antwone Savage didn't want to let anyone down". Albany Herald.
  2. 1 2 "Albany's Savage ready for Arena Football season". walb.com.
  3. "In salvaging Savage, Shock find standout | The Spokesman-Review". Spokesman.com. April 15, 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  4. "Antwone Savage - ArenaFan.com". arenafan.com.