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Position: | Defensive back | ||||||||
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Born: | Cameron, Texas, U.S. | July 22, 1952||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Rockdale (TX) | ||||||||
College: | California | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1974 / round: 12 / pick: 289 | ||||||||
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