 Born: November 17, 1951, Wortham, TX
Height: 6-02 Weight:
275
College: Texas Christian University
Acquired: Signed by the Gamblers as a free agent in 1984
Pro Bio: Played in four games for the Gamblers during the 1984 season.
Original 9th round draft choice
by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1974 NFL draft... Played one season for Pittsburgh... Trade to the St. Louis Cardinals on
September 15, 1975... Played for the Cardinals from 1975-1979... Switched to nose tackle at the start of the 1978 season,
but suffered a knee injury in the first game of the year versus Chicago... Had been consistent and durable with a string
of 43 consecutive games played without an injury... Moved from right to left tackle in 1979... Logged 82 tackles (55 solo)
and five quarterback sacks in 1977... Played in Super Bowl IX as a rookie with the Pittsburgh Steelers... Played for the Oilers
in 1980.
College Bio: Three-year starter at TCU, gaining All-Southwest Conference honors twice and All-American
mention as a junior... Earned three letters as a discus thrower... Four-year letterman... Team Captain... Played in Blue-Gray
Game, North-South Shrine, American Bowl and in the Coaches All-American Game.
Personal: Two-sport letterman at
Wortham High School... Captained football team... Ran hurdles, threw discus and shot... Graduated from TCU with a degree in
business and economics in 1974...
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