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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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Born: | Bessemer, Alabama | April 28, 1944||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Brighton (AL) | ||||||||||
College: | Clark Atlanta | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 1967 | ||||||||||
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Nevett is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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