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Position: | Quarterback |
Personal information | |
Born: | Council Bluffs, Iowa | December 7, 1954
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Archbishop Rummel |
College: | Nebraska |
Undrafted: | 1978 |
Career history | |
Player stats at PFR |
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