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Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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Born: | Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S. | September 1, 1965||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Hendersonville (Hendersonville, North Carolina) | ||||||||
College: | East Tennessee State | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1988 / round: 7 / pick: 188 | ||||||||
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