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Position: | Offensive guard | ||||
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Born: | Parkersburg, West Virginia, U.S. | November 30, 1946||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
Weight: | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Theodore Roosevelt (Kent, Ohio) | ||||
College: | Purdue | ||||
NFL draft: | 1969 / round: 11 / pick: 286 | ||||
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