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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
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Born: | Fresno, California, U.S. | August 14, 1963||||||
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High school: | McLane (Fresno) | ||||||
College: | Washington | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1986 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55 | ||||||
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