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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Born: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | August 28, 1954||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Los Angeles (CA) George Washington | ||||||
College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1976 / Round: 7 / Pick: 193 | ||||||
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