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Position: | Tight end | ||||||
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Born: | Long Beach, California | March 29, 1961||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 234 lb (106 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Long Beach (CA) Poly | ||||||
College: | USC | ||||||
Undrafted: | 1983 | ||||||
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