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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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Born: | Jacksonville, Texas, U.S. | March 2, 1948||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||
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College: | Grambling State | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1970 / round: 5 / pick: 122 | ||||||||||
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