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Position: | Running back | ||||||
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Born: | McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S. | May 12, 1967||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Elizabeth (PA) Forward | ||||||
College: | Slippery Rock | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1989 / Round: 11 / Pick: 286 | ||||||
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