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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born: | May 27, 1955 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | East Carolina | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1977: 6th round, 166th pick | ||||||||
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Vernon Reginald Pinkney (born May 27, 1955) is an American former professional football defensive back. He played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL), two with the Detroit Lions and three with the Baltimore Colts. [1] Pickney was selected by the Lions in the sixth round of the 1977 NFL draft, after an All-Conference career at East Carolina University.
Pinkney was born St. Louis, Missouri, but grew up in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He is the father of Patrick Pinkney, former quarterback at East Carolina, and Aaron Curry, former linebacker of the Oakland Raiders. [2]
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