Early Life
Born in Oakland, California, he graduated in 1966 from Oakland Tech High School and later attended Laney College and New Mexico State University playing college football and competed in the heavyweight division in several Amateur Athletic Union national tournaments.
In 1971, he played in the American Bowl in Florida and later the fourth round draft and signed by the Dallas Cowboys, before being traded to the San Francisco 49ers. Moving to Canada, he competed in the Canadian Football League for eight years with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Saskatchewan Roughriders as a defensive making all-pro four times and played in five play-off games and three Grey Cups, winning one. He also averaged 30 to 36 quarterback sacks during four of his last five seasons.
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