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Position: | Safety | ||||||
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Born: | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | May 27, 1955||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||
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College: | East Carolina | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1977 / round: 6 / pick: 166 | ||||||
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