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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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Born: | Madison, Minnesota, U.S. | October 6, 1956||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Ortonville (MN) | ||||||
College: | Minnesota | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1978 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34 | ||||||
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