No. 48 | |
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Position: | Defensive back |
Personal information | |
Born: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | November 7, 1944
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | South Philadelphia |
College: | Tennessee |
NFL draft: | 1966 / Round: 12 / Pick: 181 |
AFL draft: | 1966 / Round: 8 / Pick: 64 |
Career history | |
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