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Position: | Center | ||||
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Born: | Findlay, Ohio, U.S. | June 10, 1948||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
Weight: | 280 lb (127 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Battle Creek Central (Battle Creek, Michigan) | ||||
College: | Michigan State | ||||
NFL draft: | 1971 / round: 8 / pick: 187 | ||||
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