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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
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Born: | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | August 31, 1963||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Cortez (Phoenix) | ||||||
College: | Nebraska | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1987 / round: 2 / pick: 30 | ||||||
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