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Position: | Running back | ||||||
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Born: | Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. | February 26, 1954||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 209 lb (95 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Duluth (MN) Central | ||||||
College: | Minnesota–Duluth | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1977 / round: 2 / pick: 56 | ||||||
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