No. 85 | |
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Position: | Tight end |
Personal information | |
Born: | Windber, Pennsylvania, U.S. | April 19, 1941
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
College: | West Virginia |
AFL draft: | 1963 / round: 8 / pick: 58 |
Career history | |
Stats at Pro Football Reference |
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