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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||
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Born: | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | April 4, 1959||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Brooklyn (Brooklyn, Ohio) | ||||||
College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1981 / Round: 11 / Pick: 292 | ||||||
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