Football Career
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| Date of birth: (1946-09-10) September 10, 1946 (age 66) | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Dumas, Arkansas | |||||||||
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| College: Texas Southern | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 1968 / Round: 6 / Pick: 146 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 1969 for the Miami Dolphins | |||||||||
| Last played in 1970 for the Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||
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After these successes, Hines was a 6th round pick in the 1968 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins, an American football team. Unfortunately, Hines did not have the football skills to match his speed and spent the 1968 season on the practice squad. He was given the nickname "Oops" due to his lack of football skill. He appeared in 10 games with Miami in 1969 catching just two passes for 23 yards, rushed the ball one time for seven yards and returned one kickoff for 22 yards. Hines then appeared in one game with the Kansas City Chiefs in 1970. He never played pro football again.
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