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Position: | Cornerback Safety | ||||||
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Born: | Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S. | January 9, 1957||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Northwestern (Rock Hill, South Carolina) | ||||||
College: | South Carolina | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1979 / round: 1 / pick: 25 | ||||||
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