College Career
He played college football at UCLA from 1977 to 1980, where he finished his college career with a school-record nineteen interceptions and 324 tackles. He was a three-time consensus All-American selection—(1978, 1979, 1980); a four-time All-Pacific-10 Conference selection (1977, 1978, 1979, and 1980); and finished ninth in the Heisman Trophy balloting in 1980. His jersey number five was retired by the school, and in 1991, Easley was elected to the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame.
Easley was also drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the tenth round of the 1981 NBA Draft but didn't play.
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