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Born | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | May 7, 1951
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Sport | Athletics |
Event | High jump |
Chris Dunn (born May 7, 1951) is an American athlete. He attended Newark High School and Colgate University and competed in the men's high jump at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1] He was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame in 1989. [2]
John Gregory Taylor is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and kick returner with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He attended Pennsauken High School and was one of six NFL players to come from PHS during the 1980s. Taylor attended Delaware State College and was a member of their football team, the Hornets. He was a member of the 49ers teams that won Super Bowls XXIII, XXIV, and XXIX. His younger brother is former safety Keith Taylor.
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Charlene Frances "Char" Morett-Curtiss is a field hockey coach, and former player from the United States. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
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Steve Ross Watson is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He later became a wide receivers coach.
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