Dion Lambert

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Dion Lambert
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Position: Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1969-02-12) February 12, 1969 (age 54)
Lake View Terrace, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Los Angeles (CA) John F. Kennedy
College: UCLA
NFL Draft: 1992  / Round: 4 / Pick: 90
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Dion Adrian Lambert (born February 12, 1969) is a former American football defensive back who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. He was drafted by the Patriots in the fourth round of the 1992 NFL Draft. [1] He played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles and attended John F. Kennedy High School in Los Angeles, California. [2] Lambert was also a member of the Amsterdam Admirals of the World League of American Football.

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References

  1. "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  2. "DION LAMBERT". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2014.