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Position: | Running back | ||||||
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Born: | Marrero, Louisiana, U.S. | September 4, 1963||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 214 lb (97 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | West Jefferson (Harvey, Louisiana) | ||||||
College: | LSU | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1986 / round: 2 / pick: 29 | ||||||
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