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Position: | Nose tackle | ||||||
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Born: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | March 4, 1962||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 267 lb (121 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Amador Valley (Pleasanton, California) | ||||||
College: | Utah State | ||||||
Undrafted: | 1984 | ||||||
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