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Position: | Fullback | ||||||||||||||||
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Born: | Americus, Georgia, U.S. | August 26, 1980||||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Taylor County (Butler, Georgia) | ||||||||||||||||
College: | Georgia Military, Fort Valley State | ||||||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
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