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Position: | Guard | ||||||
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Born: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | May 5, 1954||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 267 lb (121 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Los Angeles (CA) Mount Carmel | ||||||
College: | USC | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1976 / round: 12 / pick: 328 | ||||||
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