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Position: | Center |
Personal information | |
Born: | Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, U.S. | September 20, 1964
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 263 lb (119 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Christian Brothers (Memphis, Tennessee) |
College: | Notre Dame |
NFL draft: | 1988 / Round: 3 / Pick: 70 |
Career history | |
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