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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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Born: | Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S. | November 6, 1957||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 281 lb (127 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Fullerton Union (Fullerton, California) | ||||||
College: | USC | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1981 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11 | ||||||
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Van Horne was born in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He attended Fullerton High School in Fullerton, California. His Fullerton football varsity teammates included future NFL New Orleans Saints tight end Hoby Brenner.
He attended the University of Southern California, where he played for the USC Trojans football team from 1977 to 1980. He was part of the Trojans 1978 National Championship team. As a senior in 1980, Van Horne was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American.
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Van Horne was married to Eleanor Mondale from 1988 to 1989. [2] [3] He lives in the Chicago suburb of Riverwoods.
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