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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
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Born: | Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. | December 13, 1962||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Brainerd (Chattanooga, Tennessee) | ||||||
College: | Memphis | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1985 / round: 3 / pick: 67 | ||||||
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