Date of birth | February 25, 1939 |
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Place of birth | Greenville, North Carolina, U.S. |
Date of death | November 26, 2012 73) [1] | (aged
Career information | |
US college | North Carolina Central |
NFL draft | 1961 / round: 17 / pick: 236 (by the Green Bay Packers) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1961 | Oakland Raiders |
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