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Position: | Running back | ||||||
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Born: | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | December 8, 1946||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Fort Worth (TX) Castleberry | ||||||
College: | SMU | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1969 / Round: 7 / Pick: 171 | ||||||
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CFL status: | International | ||||||
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