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Position: | Defensive lineman | ||||||
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Born: | Broken Bow, Oklahoma, U.S. | October 16, 1939||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Broken Bow | ||||||
College: | Oklahoma State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1961 / round: 6 / pick: 79 | ||||||
AFL draft: | 1962 / round: 29 / pick: 229 (by the New York Titans) | ||||||
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