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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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Born: | Cottonwood, Idaho, U.S. | May 31, 1960||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 184 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Dallas (TX) Dunne | ||||||||
College: | Texas State | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1982 / round: 2 / pick: 42 | ||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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