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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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Born: | Coral Gables, Florida, U.S. | August 24, 1953||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 258 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Coral Gables Senior (Coral Gables, Florida) | ||||||||
College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1976 / round: 6 / pick: 159 | ||||||||
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