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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Born: | Brownwood, Texas, U.S. | May 6, 1961||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Brownwood (TX) | ||||||
College: | New Mexico | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1984 / round: 7 / pick: 192 | ||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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