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Position: | Defensive back | ||||||
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Born: | Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S. | July 27, 1952||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 176 lb (80 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Atlantic (FL) | ||||||
College: | Bethune-Cookman | ||||||
Undrafted: | 1977 | ||||||
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