John Outlaw

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John Outlaw
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Position: Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1945-01-08) January 8, 1945 (age 78)
Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College: Jackson State
AFL Draft: 1968  / Round: 10 / Pick: 249
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

John L. Outlaw (born January 8, 1945) was a former American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Boston/New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles. He also played in the American Football League (AFL) for the Patriots. Outlaw played college football at Jackson State University and was selected in the tenth round of the 1968 AFL Draft.

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