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Position: | Fullback | ||||||||||
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Born: | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | November 27, 1966||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 232 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Trinity (Louisville, Kentucky) | ||||||||||
College: | Kentucky / Louisville | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1990 / round: 2 / pick: 42 | ||||||||||
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